The Fight Against Terrorism and Crisis Management in the Western Balkans: Volume 32 NATO Science for Peace and Security Series: Human and Societal Dynamics

Terrorism is not the only threat that causes the emergence of crises. The so-called crisification of our security environment also seems to be rising due to many other factors. Such an environment is generating many crises related to politico-military conflicts, natural disasters, infectious diseases, information disruptions, ethnic or religious violence and others. Many of these crises are completely or nearly completely unexpected and have a strong effect on the security of individual people, states and the international community. Crisis has become the key word instead of war . The awareness of this is partially driven by the growing role of electronic media, bringing negative news and reports to nearly all homes, and partially by objective technical factors that allow the fast escalation of local crises to the international level. Globalization therefore has a strong subjective and objective impact on the understanding of security. IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields. Some of the areas we publish in: -Biomedicine -Oncology -Artificial intelligence -Databases and information systems -Maritime engineering -Nanotechnology -Geoengineering -All aspects of physics -E-governance -E-commerce -The knowledge economy -Urban studies -Arms control -Understanding and responding to terrorism -Medical informatics -Computer Sciences Introduction: Counter-terrorism And Crisis Management As Challenges For The Eu, Nato And Western Balkan States / Iztok Prezelj -- I. Concepts, Policies And Dilemmas In The Fight Against Terrorism Nato's Role In The Struggle Against Transnational Terrorism / Anton Bebler -- Role Of The European Union In The Fight Against International Terrorism / Iztok Prezelj -- The New Anti-terrorist Strategy As An Answer To Mega Terrorism / Vlatko Cvrtila And Anita Perešin -- Counter-terrorism Strategies In The Balkans: Risk Assessment Of The Regional Conflict Potential And Recommendable Counter-terrorism Policies / Lyubov Mincheva -- 25 Reasons Why Intelligence And Security Agencies Run The Risk Of Losing The War On Terror / Bob De Graaff --informing The Public And Educating About Crisis Management As A Precondition Of An Effective Fight Against Terrorism / Alen Stranjik And Ivan Toth --^ ^ii. Country Approaches In The Fight Against Terrorism: Policies, Mechanisms, Dilemmas And Perspectives -- The Bosnian Approach To The Fight Against Terrorism / Edina Bećirević -- The Serbian Approach To The Struggle Against Terrorism / Zoran Dragišić -- The Macedonian Approach To The Fight Against Terrorism / Marina Malis Sazdovska -- Terrorism In Kosovo And Measures Against It / Haki Demolli --terrorism In The Western Balkans --the Croatian Experience And Position / Siniša Tatalović And Ružica Jakešević -- Iii. Country Approaches To Crisis Management: Policies, Mechanisms, Dilemmas And Perspectives -- Civil Security And Crisis Management: The Concept Development And Experimentation Process In Bulgaria (role Of The Us, Nato And The Eu In See) / Velizar Mateev Shalamanov -- Crisis Management In The Republic Of Macedonia / Marina Mitrevska -- The Serbian Approach To Shaping National Crisis Management Mechanisms / Želimir Kešetović --^ ^crisis Management Education And Research In Serbia / Zoran Kekovic And Sladjana Djuric -- Crisis Management In Kosovo: Challenges And Perspectives / Bejtush Gashi And Sedat Burrniku -- The Croatian Approach To Shaping National Crisis Management Mechanisms / Željko Dobranović. Edited By Iztok Prezelj. Proceedings Of The Nato Advanced Research Workshop On Crisis Management And Counter-terrorism In The Western Balkans, Ljubljana, Slvoenia, 20-21 April 2007.--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.