Air piracy, airport security, and international terrorism : winning the war against hijackers
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Air piracy, airport security, and international terrorism : winning the war against hijackers
Quorum Books, 1991
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Air piracy, airport security & international terrorism
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Bibliography: p. [265]-271
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
As international terrorism has grown over the past decades, airlines and airports have become increasingly popular targets for violent attacks and hijackings. In this volume, Peter St. John provides a survey of international air piracy and airline terrorism, and of the ways airline professionals and governments are coping, or attempting to cope, with the crisis. St. John not only deals with the history, politics, psychology, and sociology of air piracy, but also provides an assessment of the threat to commercial aircraft and ways to counter the danger. The principal theme he develops is that security for airports and aircraft can be achieved, and the fear of terrorists overcome, if Western countries cooperate in installing effective security policies and plans.
St. John begins his work with a two-chapter history of the evolution of hijacking, tracing the five-to-seven-year cycles that seem to have emerged and the growth of the politically motivated hijacking that has become the most persistent and dangerous form. He next analyzes the eight types of individuals who have hijacked aircraft in the past, their different motives, and how they can be identified by airport security and flight crews. A major chapter discusses the politics of Western governments toward highjacking in Europe and North America, and identifies the best and worst airports around the globe. A seven-stage system of security that will probably be a necessity for the 1990s is also proposed. Ensuing chapters address the problem of the hijacked plane, offering advice for passengers and crew members who are victims of hijacking, and for government behavior, which often does more to encourage air terrorism than to prevent it. Finally, St. John looks to the future of airport security and describes the need for a concentrated attempt at all levels of national and international government to develop effective defenses against air piracy. A group of appendices is also included, documenting the principal hijacks of the past forty years as well as sabotage attempts on commercial aircraft. This work will be an important reference tool for professionals in security services and the airline and airport management field, and for students in political science and international relations courses. It will also be a valuable addition to college, university, and public libraries.
目次
Preface
The Evolution of Aerial Hijacking, 1931-1968
Terrorism in the Skies Goes International, 1968-1988
A Practical Profile of the Hijacker
Airport Security: The Ground Rules for a New Game
Countering Terrorism in the Air: Dealing with the Hijacked Plane
National Responses to Hijacking: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Outlook: Aerial Piracy and Airport Security
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
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