ISBN:
0833034944
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xx, 106 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Dynamic Terrorist Threat : An Assessment of Group Motivations and Capabilities in a Changing World
DDC:
303.6/25
Keywords:
Terrorism
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Threats Prevention
;
Behavioral assessment
;
Terrorists
;
Terrorism Prevention
;
Behavioral assessment ; United States
;
Terrorism ; United States ; Prevention
;
Terrorism
;
Terrorists
;
Threats ; United States ; Prevention
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
As the war on terrorism wages on, our nation?s policymakers will continue to face the challenge of assessing threats that various terrorist groups pose to the U.S. homeland and our interests abroad. As part of the RAND Corporation?s yearlong ?Thinking Strategically About Combating Terrorism? project, the authors of this report develop a way to assess and analyze the danger posed by various terrorist organizations around the world. The very nature of terrorism creates a difficulty in predicting new and emerging threats; however, by establishing these types of parameters, the report creates a fr
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Background; Methodology; Chapter Two - Assessing Terrorist Threats; Building the Framework; Applying the Framework; Chapter Three - Terrorist Groups' Capabilities; Hypothesizing Terrorist Tools; Organizational Tools; Operational Tools; Chapter Four - Terrorist Groups as Dynamic Entities; Shining Path; Hizballah; Egyptian Islamic Jihad; Abu Sayyaf Group; Rising up and Falling Down: Terrorist Groups in Transition; Chapter Five - Conclusion; Appendix - Trends in Terrorist Attacks
Description / Table of Contents:
Bibliography
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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"MR-1782
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