03228nam 2200709Ia 450 991021996360332120200520144314.01-282-45146-497866124514610-8330-3621-1(CKB)111090529191296(EBL)197467(OCoLC)475901500(SSID)ssj0000142001(PQKBManifestationID)11157799(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142001(PQKBWorkID)10091037(PQKB)10728351(Au-PeEL)EBL197467(CaPaEBR)ebr10056158(MiAaPQ)EBC197467(oapen)doab114571(EXLCZ)9911109052919129620030925d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe dynamic terrorist threat an assessment of group motivations and capabilities in a changing world /R. Kim Cragin, Sara A. Daly1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND20041 online resource (127 p.)"MR-1782."0-8330-3494-4 Includes bibliographical references.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 AttacksBibliographyAs 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 frTerrorismTerroristsTerrorismUnited StatesPreventionThreatsUnited StatesPreventionBehavioral assessmentUnited StatesTerrorism.Terrorists.TerrorismPrevention.ThreatsPrevention.Behavioral assessment303.6/25Cragin Kim879912Daly Sara A879913United States.Air Force.Rand Corporation.Project Air Force (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219963603321The dynamic terrorist threat1964930UNINA