Includes papers from two conferences held in 1983 and sponsored by the Royal United Services Institute and Control Risks Information Services.

Preface - Notes on the Contributors - PART 1 REVIEW: THE NEXT TEN YEARS - The Spectrum of Dissent and Political Violence - Protest, Riots and Industrial Conflict - Terrorism and Terrorists - Terrorism: Assessing the Threat in the Future - Terrorism: Trends in Technology and Tactics - Security and Civil Rights in a Liberal Society - Government Response: Coordination and Control - Corporate Response and Guidelines for Security - PART 2 REGIONAL ASSESSMENTS - Europe - North Africa and the Middle East - Africa South of the Sahara - Latin America - Asia - PART 3 RESOURCE PAPERS - Terrorism in Western Europe - Policing a Britain under Threat - Political Violence and Response - Maintaining the Democratic Process and Public Support - Bibliography - Notes on Contributors - Index