BOOK REVIEW: Beyond the Guns: Policing Terrorism in a Democratic System

Abstract

Written at a time when global peace is greatly challenged by the threats of terrorism and fundamentalism, Beyond the Guns: Policing Terrorism in a Democratic System offers a well-researched, illuminating and interesting study of the dimensions of terrorism and national and international responses to this leading threat to global security and peace. Authored by a seasoned law enforcement practitioner and an astute academic, MD Abubakar and Michael M. Ogbedi, Beyond the Guns engages the reader on the terrorism discourse and the strategies that could be deployed in a democratic system to counter the scourge. The book is a product of the belief of the authors that Nigeria and other emerging democracies in the world have a lot to learn from the experiences of advanced democracies who have long been involved in the fight against terrorism.