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Cronin, Audrey Kurth, and James M. Ludes, eds. Attacking Terrorism: Elements of a Grand Strategy. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown Univ. Press, 2004. 320pp. $26.95
This volume is a much-needed tonic. Attacking Terrorism-a somewhat bellicose title, since most of the articles included recognize the need for a carefully calibrated response to terrorism-is a diverse collection of focused and even-handed assessments of the military, diplomatic, economic, and legal tools available to confront the problem. Cronin, a terrorism specialist with the Congressional Research Service and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and Ludes, a former editor in chief of National security Studies Quarterly, selected their contributors well. The diversity of expertise this volume offers affords it a broad perspective on counterterrorism strategies.
Lindsay Clutterbuck offers an exploration of a legal approach to combating terrorism (including illuminating discussions of British and European Union practices); she concludes that it is best to combine the legal and military elements of the struggle rather than approach counterterrorism solely as a war. Striking a similar...