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OverviewSwitzerland suffered four major terrorist attacks in 1969 and 1970, which forced the Swiss government to address the issue of international terrorism for the first time. Subsequently, “neutral” Switzerland worked closely with Western Cold War powers to develop international counterterrorism measures and forged a European-Israeli counterterrorist alignment to counter Palestinian terrorism in Europe. Using recently declassified archival records, this book is the first study to examine how the Swiss government positioned the country within the international struggle against terrorism. The book brings to light the creation of the Club de Berne, a secret European network of intelligence agencies connected to Israel and the United States. It offers new insights about the history of Swiss, Western European, and Israeli security cooperation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Aviva GuttmannPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 2 Weight: 0.595kg ISBN: 9789004276642ISBN 10: 9004276645 Pages: 286 Publication Date: 01 December 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction From Bystander to Shaper of European Counterterrorism Cooperation Method and Sources Defining “Terrorism” International Terrorism and the Global Cold War State Security and the Culture of the Cold War in Switzerland Part 1. Compliance, Coordination, and Censorship: Switzerland’s Response to Palestinian and Brazilian Terrorism 1 Switzerland and Palestinian Terrorism: The 1969 Kloten Airport Attack and the 1970 Skyjack Sunday Meticulously Prepared Crisis Mismanagement Swiss Policymakers’ Role during the Crisis Management Summary of Swiss Reactions to Palestinian Terrorism 2 Switzerland and Brazilian Terrorism: The Abduction of Ambassador Bucher (1970–71) After Zarqa, Now Rio First Round in the “War of the Nerves”—Unmaking of Swiss Policy Second Round in the “War of the Nerves”—Limited Options The Protracted Last Phase of the Crisis Controlling the Kidnapping’s Media Coverage The Swiss Authorities’ Threat Evaluation after the “Bucher Crisis” Summary of Swiss Reactions to Brazilian Terrorism Conclusions of Part 1: A Comparison of Crisis Management Part 2. At the Forefront through the Backdoor: Switzerland’s Counterterrorism Diplomacy The Working Group on Terrorism and its Context The WGT: The Start of Swiss Counterterrorism Policymaking 3 Swiss Counterterrorism Diplomacy at the ICAO: “An Elegant Way of Doing Nothing” Preparations for Rome: Constructive Obstruction The Limit of Enhancing Aviation Security Laws 4 Swiss Counterterrorism Diplomacy at the UN: A Fastidiously Balanced Position Drafting of the Swiss Position at the UN The Swiss Position at the UN UN Counterterrorism Efforts Deadlocked 5 Swiss Counterterrorism Diplomacy at the CoE: Experts “Making” Foreign Policy The “Non-Beginning” of the Convention The ECCP Accelerates the Process New Terrorist Attacks, Renewed Counterterrorism Efforts The Police against the Rest: Inner Swiss Negotiations Revision, Fast-Track, and Finalisation of the ECST France against the Rest: The CoE Negotiations French Decision-Making: Worrying About the Third World Reinsertion of the Political Offence Clause ECST: Success or Dead Letter? The WGT: An Overview Conclusions of Part 2: Swiss Counterterrorism Policymaking in Multilateral Fora Part 3. In Defiance of Neutrality: Switzerland’s Secret Counterterrorism Cooperation The Club de Berne 6 A Secret Counterterrorism Alliance: Intelligence-Sharing within the Club de Berne (1971–1972) Suspect Profiling: The Conspicuous Traveller Political Activists as Terrorist Suspects Tracing Terrorist Organisations Terrorist Innovations in Weaponry and Tactics Perpetrated Terrorist Attacks and the Lessons Learnt Threat Assessments and Concrete Warnings Summary of One Year of Kilowatt Cooperation Conclusions of Part 3: A Glimpse into the Club de Berne in the 1980s Conclusions Crisis Management Shaping Swiss Counterterrorism Policy Swiss Counterterrorism Policymaking in the 1970s Swiss Counterterrorism Intelligence Cooperation Research Avenues and Reflections How and Why Countries Cooperated No Democratic Oversight Politics of the Latest Outrage Swiss Neutrality and Relations with the Third World Further Research in Terrorism Studies Summary and Outlook Bibliography Appendixes Appendix 1: PFLP Propaganda Material Appendix 2: UN Resolution 3034, 18.12.1972 Appendix 3: European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, 27.01.1977 IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAviva Guttmann, Ph.D. (2016), is a Research Fellow at King’s College London, Department of War Studies. Her research is financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). She has been a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins University – SAIS Europe Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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