argues. 84 Although this was enacted during the ‘war on terror’, it can be argued to be an element of a policing policy due to its legal nature. A reliance upon policing and legal enforcement in counterterrorist policies also faces issues within the international sphere. The ‘new’ terrorism assumption of the emergence of increasingly global terrorist groups makes this a particularly important issue. Consensus within international politics on the topic of terrorism can be argued to be lacking in many areas. Moreover, the subject of state terrorism could be addressed by questioning whether legal conventions and treaties are effective in ensuring compliance by states. This can relate to either state terrorism or state sponsorship of terrorist groups. The debate is largely associated with realist rejections of the efficacy of international cooperation, and so is not in the interests of this essay to study in-depth. 85 Yet, they do shine a light on what can be argued to be one of the greatest failures of policing policies. That is, that those that are designed solely in regard to the powers of the law and legal enforcement agencies in international politics are limited by the efficacy of international cooperation. Therefore, it can be noted that policing policies of counterterrorism can provide a range of benefits as well as drawbacks. They enable a long-term view of fighting terrorism to be held, whilst attempting to uphold traditional notions of law and order. However, they are held back in relation to alleged new develops within the field of terrorism. 84 Jennifer C. Evans, 'Hijacking Civil Liberties: The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001', Loyola University Chicago Law Journal , 33.4 (2002), 933–990. 85 Joseph M Grieco, 'Realist Theory and the Problem of International Cooperation: Analysis with an Amended Prisoner’s Dilemma Model', T he Journal of Politics , 50.3 (1988), 600–624.
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