9781584871521 - Countering Global Terrorism: Developing the Antiterrorist Capabilities of the Central Asian Militaries by Mcdermott, Roger N. (1 results)
Language: English
Published by Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, 2004
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Wraps. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First Printing. viii, 46, [2] pages. Endnotes. Slight wear to the cover edges. The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) is part of the U.S. Army War College and is the strategic level study agent for issues related to national security and military strategy with emphasis on geost…rategic analysis. Studies produced by civilian and military analysts concern topics having strategic implications for the Army, the Department of Defense, and the larger national security community. Paraphrased from the Foreword by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., SSI's Director: Central Asia is a key theater in the war on terrorism. As the U.S. State Department notes, the United States, "learned a harsh lesson after we disengaged from Afghanistan in the early 1990s. We must not allow countries to become breeding grounds for extremism and terrorism. To prevent these destructive forces from taking root in Central Asia, we have intensified our efforts to help the countries of this area become stable, prosperous, and fully integrated members of the world community and the global economy." In this monograph, Roger N. McDermott offers a framework for improving the antiterrorist capabilities of the Central Asian militaries. This includes increased and focused military training with a special emphasis on Special Forces units. The training should take place within a regional train and equip program to increase effectiveness and efficiency. But, McDermott argues, all assistance to the Central Asian states must complement broader diplomatic efforts to promote social, economic, and political reform. The author is a graduate of the University of Oxford specializing in defense and security issues in the Commonwealth of Independent States. He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent at Canterbury (UK).
