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President Trump bringing back waterboarding would make both Europe and America less secure

de Vries, Gijs (2016) President Trump bringing back waterboarding would make both Europe and America less secure. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (07 Dec 2016). Website.

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Abstract

In the last two years, numerous terrorist attacks have taken place in EU countries, notably in France and Belgium. Gijs de Vries assesses how governments should react to the threat of terrorism, writing that authorities must maintain perspective to avoid unintentionally legitimising the actions of terrorists. He argues that Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States should bring back waterboarding in the fight against terrorism would be counter-productive, and that the fear of terrorism can do as much damage to the fabric of western society as terrorism itself.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information: © 2016 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 22 Mar 2017 12:32
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 20:26
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/70037

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