Strategies for Combating International Terrorism

CDR 26, January 2002 Report Cover

In November 2001, Oxford Research Group, in cooperation with the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews and the Royal United Services Institute, held a conference and a roundtable discussion to discuss the significance of the 9/11 terror attacks in America, and the implications for policy-making. The meetings focussed on the best ways forward to reduce the threat of international terrorism, and explored ways to effectively counter it in the long-term by non-military means.

The following papers, presented at the morning conference, are published in this Current Decisions Report which also includes a paper presented two weeks earlier by Dr. Scilla Elworthy, Chair of Oxford Research Group, at a separate event held at the Royal United Services Institute in London.

Contents

Implications of the Terror Attacks in New York and Washington for International Peace and Security
Professor Paul Wilkinson, Director, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews

The Role of Diplomacy in Combating International Terrorism
The Rt. Hon. Lord Owen, former Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs (1977-1979)

The Future of al-Qaida and Afghanistan.
Dr. Najibullah Lafraie, former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan (1992-1996)

Rational and Effective Approaches to Combating Terrorism
Lord Parekh, Professor of Global Governance, London School of Economics

Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century: Potential for use in Undermining Terrorism
Dr. Scilla Elworthy, Chair, Oxford Research Group


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