Rutherford, Christina2008-10-222008-10-222008-10-22http://hdl.handle.net/10539/5780This paper discusses non-military options for confronting international terrorism. It investigates the non-military discourse contained in United Nations and United States policy documents. It then compares the principles in the discourse to the reality of the counter-terrorism policies of the last five years. Finally it looks at what alternative options are being presented in the academic and think-tank literature, to current counterterrorism practices.enwar on terrorterrorismUnited NationsUnited Statesnon-military optionsThesis