The first counterterrorism body to be formed was the Special Irish Branch of the Metropolitan Police, later renamed the
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Most counterterrorism strategies involve an increase in policing and domestic intelligence gathering. Central techniques include intercepting communications and location tracking. New technology has expanded t… See more

Whatever the target of terrorists, there are multiple ways of hardening the targets to prevent the terrorists from hitting their mark, or reducing the damage of attacks. One method is to place hostile vehicle mitigation to enforce … See more

Many countries have dedicated counterterrorist units trained to handle terrorist threats. Besides various security agencies, there are police tactical units whose role is to directly engage terrorists and preven… See more

• Civilian casualty ratio
• Civil defense
• Counterinsurgency
• Counter-IED efforts
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• Arreguín-Toft, Ivan. "Tunnel at the End of the Light: A Critique of U.S. Counter-terrorist Grand Strategy," Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2002), pp. 549–563.
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• U.S. Bureau of Counterterrorism
• UK Counter Terrorism Policing
• "Public order and safety" – International project on combating crime and terrorism… See more