| An Economic Analysis of the Financial Records of al-Qa'ida in Iraq |
2010 |
117 pages |
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Benjamin Bahney; Howard J. Shatz; Carroll Ganier; Renny McPherson; Barbara Sude; Sara B. Elson; Ghassan Schbley; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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 | Terrorist and insurgent groups, both of which may be termed "militant groups," are economic actors: They have a fundamental need to mobilize resources. However, there has been relatively little research about the economic and financial decisionmaking of such groups based on actual financial records. With U.S., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and other allied troops and governments engaged in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, such research could help mitigate the threats posed ... |
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| Developing a Process to Build Partner Capacity for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kim Cragin; David R Howell; Jennifer D Moroney; Joe Hagler; Benjamin Bahney; Charlotte Lynch; Rebecca Zimmerman; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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 | How can the United States better support its partners' efforts to combat the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation? Although the United States has instituted a number of programs to combat the spread of WMD, it does not have the resources necessary to stop all WMD threats. Instead, it needs to pursue a more coordinated effort to enhance partners' border security, WMD detection, interdiction, and other capabilities to ... |
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| Building Partner Capacity to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Jan-2009 |
143 pages |
| Authors:
Kim Cragin; David R Howell; Jennifer D Moroney; Joe Hogler; Benjamin Bahney; Charlotte Lynch; Rebecca Zimmerman; DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This RAND National Defense Research Institute monograph outlines and then applies a four-step process for developing regional approaches to BPC to combat WMD. Limited resources, access, and incomplete knowledge of WMD threats create a need for working with appropriate partner countries around the world to address these challenges. The monograph offers seven key themes to consider when implementing BPC regional approaches. The monograph argues that the United States needs a ... |
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| Social Science for Counterterrorism: Putting the Pieces Together |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Davis; Michael Egner; Gaga Gvineria; Brian A Jackson; Claude Berrebi; Christopher Paul; Todd C Helmus; Darcy Noricks; Kim Cragin; Benjamin Bahney; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The authors report on an aggressively interdisciplinary project to survey and integrate the scholarly social-science literature relevant to counterterrorism. They draw on literature from numerous disciplines, both qualitative and quantitative, and then use high-level conceptual models to pull the pieces together. In their monograph, they identify points of agreement and disagreement and point out instances in which disagreements merely reflect difference of research context or perspective. Priorities for further research ... |
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