Tensions of Terrorism
Norman, Jesse, The World Today
As the London bombings in July have cruelly reminded us, global terrorism sets or exacerbates a number of political dilemmas for any democratic state. How should government act to ensure public awareness of terrorism, while denying terrorists the publicity they seek? What line should be drawn between freedom of information and preservation of necessary state secrets? To what extent if any should legal rights be abridged in the name of national security?
THESE GENUINE DILEMMAS REVEAL choices with costs and benefits; and, as a rule, all spring from incommensurable values. There is no common metric, no single ruler or measuring rod, on which the values of civil liberty and national …
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Publication information: Article title: Tensions of Terrorism. Contributors: Norman, Jesse - Author. Magazine title: The World Today. Volume: 61. Issue: 8/9 Publication date: August/September 2005. Page number: 22+. © Royal Institute of International Affairs Mar 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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