The Origins of International Counterterrorism : Switzerland at the Forefront of Crisis Negotiations, Multilateral Diplomacy, and Intelligence Cooperation (1969-1977).

Intro -- The Origins of International Counterterrorism -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Swiss Counterterrorism Diplomacy at the ICAO: "An Elegant Way of Doing Nothing" -- Preparations for Rome: Constructive Obstruction -- The Limit of Enhancing Aviation Security Laws -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Primary Sources -- Unpublished Primary Sources -- Part I -- Part II -- Part III -- Published Primary Sources -- Memoires -- Books -- Book Chapters -- Journal Articles -- Masters Theses and Dissertations -- Official Publications -- Encyclopedia Articles -- Newspaper Articles -- Others -- Referenced Internet Sites -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1: PFLP Propaganda Material -- Appendix 2: UN Resolution 3034, 18.12.1972 -- The General Assembly -- Appendix 3: European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, 27.01.1977 -- Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Article 3 -- Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Article 6 -- Article 7 -- Article 8 -- Article 9 -- Article 10 -- Article 11 -- Article 12 -- Article 13.

Article 14 -- Article 15 -- Article 16 -- Index.

In The Origins of International Counterterrorism, Aviva Guttmann analyses how Switzerland and other governments reacted to specific attacks, their efforts to institutionalize international collaboration in the area of internal security, and the establishment of a Western counterterrorism intelligence-sharing framework (1969-1977).

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