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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219963603321

Autore

Cragin Kim

Titolo

The dynamic terrorist threat : an assessment of group motivations and capabilities in a changing world / / R. Kim Cragin, Sara A. Daly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2004

ISBN

1-282-45146-4

9786612451461

0-8330-3621-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DalySara A

Disciplina

303.6/25

Soggetti

Terrorism

Terrorists

Terrorism - United States - Prevention

Threats - United States - Prevention

Behavioral assessment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MR-1782."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

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