Counterterrorism policies in the Middle East and North Africa
A regional perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12849022 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dina Mansour‐ille (0000-0001-7855-7245, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 916-917 |
| Pages | 653-679 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of the Red Cross (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1607-5889 • E-ISSN: 1816-3831 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1816383121000655 |
| OpenAlex | W3216321612 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
The 9/11 attacks and the “War on Terror” brought terrorism and counterterrorism to the forefront of politics. Today, terrorism remains one of the most serious threats to national and international security. Yet, amid the surge of scholarly and policy interest in terrorism and counterterrorism, the literature on counterterrorism policies and strategies in the Middle East at the local and regional levels is sparse, limited and predominantly Western. The experience of political terrorism and violence in the Middle East throughout the 1980s and 1990s, which led to the introduction of a securitization process and the adoption of counterterrorism measures in the region long before the 9/11 attacks, offers important lessons. This paper takes its point of departure from the definitional conundrum of the concepts of “terrorism” and “(national) security” within the Middle East context. It examines the evolution of the securitization process in the Middle East in response to terrorism, with reference to the experiences of countries in the region. As it analyzes the different counterterrorism models and methods employed, it argues that counterterrorism strategies in much of the Middle East have not been effective and have at times been counterproductive
Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Middle East · National security · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Securitization · Sociology · Terrorism · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Middle East and North Africa
The Economic Impact of Terrorism from 2000 to 2018
A context-centred, root cause analysis of contemporary terrorism
Existential threats and regulating life
Counter‐terrorism policies in the Middle East
Securitizing the Muslim Brotherhood
Morocco's Security Strategy
The concept of revolutionary terrorism
Illocutionary Logic and Strands of Securitization
Anti-Terrorism Laws in the Maghreb Countries
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |