1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910148903603321

Autore

Rennison Louise <1951-2016>

Titolo

Stop in the Name of Pants! : Fab New Confessions of Georgia Nicholson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

HarperCollins UK

ISBN

0-00-723710-3

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Sound the Cosmic Horn for bestselling author Louise Rennison's ninth book of the confessions of crazy but loveable teenager Georgia Nicolson! Now that Georgia has finally won over gorgey Masimo, the Italian Stallion, her old friend and lip-nibbling partner Dave the Laugh has popped up again. Will Georgia go to Pizza-a-gogo land to visit dreamy Masimo? Or could her perfect boy be closer than she thinks. A Sex Kitty's life is never simple... More hilarious confessions from our fave teen drama queen, Georgia Nicolson.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910219964403321

Autore

Davis Paul K. <1943->

Titolo

Deterrence & influence in counterterrorism : a component in the war on al Qaeda / / Paul K. Davis, Brian Michael Jenkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, c2002

ISBN

0-8330-3406-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 p.)

Disciplina

363.3/2

Soggetti

Terrorism - Prevention

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; OBJECTIVES; APPROACH; Chapter Two BACKGROUND: WHY DETERRING TERRORISTS IS SO DIFFICULT; OVERVIEW; OBSTACLES TO DETERRENCE; Chapter Three PRINCIPLES FOR INFLUENCING TERRORISTS; GOING BEYOND DETERRENCE; VIEWING TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AS COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; FINDING SITUATIONS WHERE INFLUENCING EFFORTS MAY WORK; CONDUCTING A BROAD-FRONT STRATEGY; DEVELOPING A PERSUASIVE, HIGH-MINDED STRATEGY; Chapter Four BROAD ISSUES OF STRATEGY; ORCHESTRATING A BROAD-FRONT STRATEGY

THE STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF EFFICIENCY, EVEN IN WARA PARADIGM FOR DEFENSE; Chapter Five SOME CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES; DETERRING ACQUISITION AND USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION; POLITICAL WARFARE: THE NEGLECTED COMPONENT OF ANTITERRORISM STRATEGY; PUTTING AT RISK WHAT THE TERRORISTS HOLD DEAR; CHALLENGES IN U.S.-SAUDI RELATIONS; THE PAKISTAN PROBLEM; BALANCING INTERESTS: REALPOLITIK VERSUS IDEALISM; UPHOLDING AMERICAN VALUES IN THE WAR AGAINST AL QAEDA; Chapter Six CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; THE STORY IN BRIEF; NEXT STEPS FOR RESEARCH; Appendix A COLD WAR CONCEPTS OF DETERRENCE

Appendix B SELECTED DEFINITIONSAppendix C METHODS FOR



ANALYZING COUNTERTERRORISM IN A COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEM; Appendix D ADAPTING THE CONSTRUCTS OF EFFECTS-BASED PLANNING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sommario/riassunto

Historical experience has shown that successful strategies to combat terrorism that is spawned by serious, deep-rooted problems have involved first crushing the current threat and then bringing about changes to make terrorism?s reemergence less likely.  While deterrence of terrorism may at first glance seem to be an unrealistic goal?concepts such as co-optation and inducement cannot be expected to be effective for dealing with terrorists who have the unshakable commitment of an Osama bin Laden?it may be possible to influence some members of terrorist groups.  Such groups are not simply single