CJS 360a18 - Issues in CJS: Terrorism & Counterterrorism

The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. The U.S. Department of State submits reports on all countries receiving assistance and all United Nations member states to the U.S. Congress in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Trade Act of 1974.

ESISC (European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center) was established in May 2002, in Brussels, the seat of European institutions, of NATO, and of numerous European multinational corporations.

Since its beginning, ESISC has specialized in the collection and analysis of all sources of intelligence (open and human) in the areas of security (terrorism, conflicts, piracy, organized crime, or social unrest), of geopolitics (stability of states, actual decision-making, foreign influences, conflicts), of the economy (markets, competition, legal security) and of due diligence.

Guided by Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), the CTC works to bolster the ability of United Nations Member States to prevent terrorist acts both within their borders and across regions. It was established in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks in the United States. The CTC is assisted by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), which carries out the policy decisions of the Committee, conducts expert assessments of each Member State and facilitates counter-terrorism technical assistance to countries.

Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.