United nations counterterrorism implementation task force. On 22 february 2017, newlyinstalled secretarygeneral antonio guterres declared that a new office of counterterrorism would soon be formed with genderbalanced staff in order to. Abujathe federal government is set to begin the full implementation of the national counter terrorism strategy, nactest, as part of measures to. The international centre for counter terrorism the hague icct is an independent think and do tank providing multidisciplinary policy advice and practical, solutionoriented implementation support on prevention and the rule of law, two vital pillars of effective counter terrorism. The united nations global counterterrorism strategy was adopted by general assembly resolution 60288 in 2006, and states that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. The group will continue with its strategy of expanding the. Switzerland is an active, competent and reliable partner in the european and international security apparatus. While all national counter terrorism strategies have the same objective of combating terrorism, these differ in terms of formats, emphasis and local nuances. He has extensive involvement in operational command of serious prison incidents, hostage negotiation, and counter terrorism policy and practice. The strategy is a unique instrument to enhance the efforts of the international community to counter terrorism along four. Understanding the emerging trends aderonke, majekodunmi department of political science, faculty of social science university of lagos, akoka, lagos, nigeria email. Terrorism and violent extremism are among the greatest security challenges of our time.
Try to convince citizens that their government is powerless to prevent terrorism. Ecowas political declaration and common position against terrorism ecowas political declaration and common position against terrorism we, the heads of state and government of the economic community of west african states ecowas. Aust, counterterrorism a new approach 289 the united nations has for the last thirty years been much concerned with the problem of terrorism,17 yet the resolutions of the general assembly and the security council from 1969 refer either to specific types of terrorist crimes, such as hijacking, or to particular inci. The united nations counterterrorism centre uncct the united nations counterterrorism centre uncct was established in september 2011, within the ctitf office, to promote international counterterrorism cooperation and support member states in the implementation of the global counterterrorism strategy. Fg begins implementation of counterterrorism strategy. This document profoundly misreads the nature of the global transnational threat. In june 2011, president barack obama released a new national strategy for counterterrorism. Terrorist acts are crimes to be dealt with through the criminal justice system. Interpol is increasingly perceived as a key international partner in the fight against terrorism by national law enforcement authorities, and regional and global. Nonprofits and grantmakers need to know a plainlanguage guide to executive order 224, the patriot act, embargoes and. National strategy counterterrorism the white house. Trump counterterrorism strategy urges allies to do more.
Threatthis strategy recognizes there are numerous nations and groups that support terrorism to oppose u. Reaffirming our commitment to the revised ecowas treaty signed at cotonou, benin, on 24 july 1993, in particular. This strategy uses all available instruments of united states power to counter terrorism. Uk and us counterterrorism strategies compared by gabriel heyl the purpose of this memorandum is to analyze the counterterrorism ct policies of the united kingdom contest and the united states of america national strategy for counterterrorism. The national counterterrorism center nctc was established by presidential executive order 354 in august 2004, and codified by the intelligence reform and terrorism prevention act of 2004 irtpa.
Based on the analysis, i will provide suggestions on how the us policy for ct. Islamist terrorists such as isis and alqaida, expand our agile counterterrorism toolkit to prevent future terrorist threats, deter emerging. Interpols global counterterrorism strategy the united nations. With the arrest of isil operatives in india and the recent hacking of an indian governments.
India and the united states are the worlds two largest democracies with disting. Meeting the challenge international peace institute. Terrorism and counterterrorism measures have undermined the norms, rules and institutions that underpin security in africa. Global counterterrorism strategy reports norway in. The united nations global counterterrorism strategy was adopted by general assembly resolution 60288 in 2006, and states that terrorism constitutes one of. Lessons from history for counter terrorism strategic. The recently issued national internal security policy by the government of pakistan is one. Pdf setting the agenda of a counterterrorism strategic policy. Breaking the older mold of national government organizations, this nctc should be a center for joint. Counterterrorism strategy in central asia which was adopted in november 2011. In the strategy the government sets out its view of the starting points, objectives and direction of swedish counterterrorism.
New zealand funded the annual working group on counter terrorism meeting, cochaired by new zealand and the pacific island forum secretariat. The essence of nato s role in the fight against terrorism is protecting people. Overall, the terrorist threat will endure in the new year and will continue to require effective counterinsurgency, counterterrorism and counterviolent extremism measures. The uns global counterterrorism strategy serves as the guideline for switzerlands commitment both nationally and internationally. This briefing explains the scope and type of activities nato is undertaking to fight the scourge of terrorism. With the help of the secretary general, this document, the united nations global counterterrorism strategy, was conceived on the 8th of september in 2006. It needs to highlight pakistan s responsibility to cope with extremism and terrorism as a nationstate and a member of the international community. We will defeat our enemies with the full force of americas strengths. National strategy for combating terrorism focuses on identifying and defusing. The federal government has been moving toward recognizing terrorism and targeted violence as intertwined and interrelated for some time, but this is the first nationallevel strategy to explicitly. Nato offers a unique range of assets to the international community.
National strategy on countering extremism and terrorism for 20162020 is. This strategy articulates how we will achieve a future in which alqaida and its affiliates and adherents are defeatedand their ideology ultimately meets the same fate as its founder and leader. Ecowas counterterrorism strategy economic community of. Security focuses on preventing terrorist attacks within the united states, the. Whether or not the report of a tv channel is authentic, the news that the ppp government is thinking of setting up a national commission for counterterrorism ncct should arouse a lot of curiosity, if not relief. Revamping indias counterterrorism approach by akanksha narain and vikram rajakumar synopsis in light of a growing transnational terrorist threat to india and south asia, delhi has to move beyond its pakistanoriented counter terrorism approach. This calls for a comprehensive, integrated and a dynamic strategy. The commission will coordinate efforts in countering the threat posed by the taliban and serve as an umbrella organisation. V i australias counterterrorism strategy our strategy is based on the following principles. National strategy for combating terrorism focuses on identifying and defusing threats before they reach our borders.
Terrorism is the use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of the criminal laws of the united states for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom. Strategic counterterrorism foreign policy at brookings 1 introduct ion terrorism is a real and urgent threat to the american people and our interests. The emergence of the counter terrorism command policing. Terrorism constitutes a real threat to democracy, the rule of law and the enjoyment of human rights. Department of homeland security strategic framework for. As such it must be countered through prevention and suppression by the member states of the council of europe. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Read chapter 6 learning and applying best practices to counter terrorism. While we appreciate the nature of the difficult challenge before us, our strategy is based on the belief that sometimes the most difficult tasks are accomplished by the most direct means. Pdf the aim of this paper is to present a functional model to fight terrorism. The practitioners recommendations for improving the uks counter terrorism ability offer several interesting opportunities which will then be examined before formulating the hypothesis.
In the counterterrorism handbook, written by bolz, dudonis, and schulz. Ian acheson ian acheson is a senior adviser at the usbased counter extremism project. The overarching goal of the strategy is to counter domestic and international terrorism in order to protect canada, canadians and canadian interests. This strategy has four basic principles, including tackling conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism. Eu counterterrorism strategy the attack in paris on the satirical newspaper charlie hebdo in january 2015, and the ensuing wave of violence in which 17 people were killed, together with subsequent events in belgium and denmark, has prompted a debate in the european union on strengthening its counterterrorism strategy. Counterterrorism united nations regional information centre. Governments and the community must face the challenge of terrorism together. There was an international framework to address terrorism defined by the strategy, security council and general assembly. However, poorly implemented or overly draconian counterterrorism measures can be counterproductive.