| Dissuading Terror: Strategic Influence and the Struggle Against Terrorism |
2005 |
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| Authors:
Kim Cragin; Scott Gerwehr; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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 | The U.S. government has long used a strategic influence policy to promote its national security interests. The war on terrorism is no different. Conducting this war effectively requires our government to dissuade terrorists from attacking the United States, divert youths from joining terrorist groups, and persuade the leaders of states and nongovernmental institutions to withhold support for terrorists. This report addresses the role of strategic influence- its potential uses and ... |
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| Aptitude for Destruction. Volume 2: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups |
2005 |
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| Authors:
Brian A. Jackson; John C. Baker; Kim Cragin; John Parachini; Horacio R. Trujillo; Peter Chalk; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Continuing conflicts between violent groups and states generate an ever-present demand for higher quality and more timely information to support operations to combat terrorism. In particular, better ways are needed to understand how terrorist and insurgent groups adapt over time into more- effective organizations and increasingly dangerous threats. To adapt, terrorist organizations must learn. A group's ability to learn determines its chance of success, since learning is the link between ... |
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| Aptitude for Destruction. Volume 1: Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism |
2005 |
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| Authors:
Brian A. Jackson; John C. Baker; Kim Cragin; John Parachini; Horacio R. Trujillo; Peter Chalk; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Continuing conflicts between violent groups and states generate an ever-present demand for higher quality and more timely information to support operations to combat terrorism. In particular, better ways are needed to understand how terrorist and insurgent groups adapt over time into more- effective organizations and increasingly dangerous threats. To adapt, terrorist organizations must learn. A group's ability to learn determines its chance of success, since learning is the link between ... |
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| The Dynamic Terrorist Threat: An Assessment of Group Motivations and Capabilities in a Changing World |
2004 |
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Kim Cragin; Sara A. Daly; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, Air Force Chief of Staff General John Jumper asked the RAND Corporation to conduct a study entitled "Thinking Strategically about Combating Terrorism." The year-long project was divided into four research tasks, each undertaking different yet complementary aspects of the counterterrorism problem: 1. Threat assessment -- identifying the character and boundaries of the threat; 2. The international dimension -- ... |
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| Terrorism & Development. Using Social and Economic Development to Inhibit a Resurgence of Terrorism |
2003 |
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| Authors:
Kim Cragin; Peter Chalk; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This report examines social and economic development policies enacted by three countries-Israel, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom-to inhibit a resurgence of terrorist violence within their territorial jurisdictions. The analysis focuses on development initiatives that have been incorporated in wider peace and conflict resolution efforts in an attempt to mitigate local perceptions of past wrong doings in communities that support terrorist groups. The research was designed to inform the U.S. ... |
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