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Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 1 [[electronic resource] ] : Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism
Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 1 [[electronic resource] ] : Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism
Autore Jackson Brian A. <1972->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (105 p.)
Disciplina 303.6/25
303.625
Altri autori (Persone) BakerJohn C. <1949->
ChalkPeter
Soggetto topico Organizational learning
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy
Terrorists
ISBN 0-8330-4076-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Preface; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; About This Study; About This Report; Chapter Two - What is Organizational Learning?; Organizational Learning as a Four-Part Process; The Need to Combine Explicit and Tacit Knowledge; Different Forms of Organizational Learning; Chapter Three - The Need to Learn in Order to Change Effectively; Development, Improvement, and Employmentof New Weapons or Tactics; Improving Skills with Current Weapons or Tactics; Collecting and Utilizing Intelligence Information
Thwarting Efforts to Combat Terrorist ActivitiesPreserving Organizational Capabilities Despite the Lossof Group Members; Chapter Four - How Understanding Terrorist Group Learning Can Aid in Combating Terrorism; Detecting Terrorist Groups' Efforts to Change; Anticipating the Outcome of Terrorist Groups' Efforts to Change; Acting More Effectively to Thwart Terrorist Efforts; Chapter Five - Limitations of an Organizational-Learning-Based Approach for Analysis and Operational Planning in Combating Terrorism; The Need to Understand Terrorist Group Structureand Membership
Lack of Data on Terrorist Group Learning ProcessesThe Nature of Learning Models; Difficulties in Measuring the Results of Learning; Understanding the Contribution of Learning Ability toSpecific Terrorist Operations; Chapter Six - Conclusions; Assessing the Threat Posed by Individual Terrorist Groupsand Understanding Their Behavior; Developing and Implementing Effective Counterstrategies; Allocating Resources and Developing Metrics to Assessthe Effectiveness of Efforts to Combat Terrorism; Concluding Remarks; Appendix - Overview of the Case Study Groups; References
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Jackson Brian A. <1972->  
Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2005
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Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 2 [[electronic resource] ] : Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups
Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 2 [[electronic resource] ] : Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups
Autore Jackson Brian A. <1972->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (215 p.)
Disciplina 303.6/25
303.625
Altri autori (Persone) BakerJohn C. <1949->
ChalkPeter
Soggetto topico Organizational learning
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy
Terrorists
ISBN 0-8330-4077-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Cover; Preface; Preface; Figures and Tables; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter One - Introduction; The Need to Both Describe and Explain Learning; The Need to Both Describe and Explain Learning; About This Study; About This Study; About This Report; About This Report; References; References; Part I: Case Studies - Prologue; Part I: Case Studies - Prologue; Chapter Two - Aum Shinrikyo; Chapter Two - Aum Shinrikyo; Introduction; Introduction; Background; Background
Operations and Tactics Operations and Tactics; Training; Training; Logistics; Logistics; Intelligence and Operational Security; Intelligence and Operational Security; Conclusions; Conclusions; References; References; Chapter Three - Hizballah, the Party of God; Chapter Three - Hizballah, the Party of God; Introduction; Introduction; Background; Background; Operations and Tactics; Operations and Tactics; Training; Training; Logistics; Logistics; Intelligence and Operational Security; Intelligence and Operational Security; Conclusions; Conclusions; References; References
Chapter Four - Jemaah Islamiyah Chapter Four - Jemaah Islamiyah; Introduction; Introduction; Background; Background; Operations and Tactics; Operations and Tactics; Training; Training; Logistics; Logistics; Intelligence and Operational Security; Intelligence and Operational Security; Conclusions; Conclusions; References; References; Chapter Five - Provisional Irish Republican Army; Chapter Five - Provisional Irish Republican Army; Introduction; Introduction; Background; Background; Operations and Tactics; Operations and Tactics; Training; Training; Logistics; Logistics
Intelligence and Operational Security Intelligence and Operational Security; Conclusions; Conclusions; References; References; Chapter Six - The Radical Environmentalist Movement; Chapter Six - The Radical Environmentalist Movement; Introduction; Introduction; Background; Background; Operations and Tactics; Operations and Tactics; Training; Training; Intelligence and Operational Security; Intelligence and Operational Security; Conclusions; Conclusions; References; References; Part II: Theory and Application - Prologue; Part II: Theory and Application - Prologue
Chapter Seven - Theory: Organizational Learning as a Four-Component Process Chapter Seven - Theory: Organizational Learning as a Four-Component Process; Acquisition; Acquisition; Interpretation; Interpretation; Distribution; Distribution; Storage; Storage; References; References; Chapter Eight - Application: The four Components of Organizational Learning in the Case Study Groups; Chapter Eight - Application: The four Components of Organizational Learning in the Case Study Groups; Acquisition; Acquisition; Interpretation; Interpretation; Distribution; Distribution; Storage; Storage
Chapter Nine - Concluding Observations
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Jackson Brian A. <1972->  
Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2005
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Confronting "the enemy within" [[electronic resource] ] : security intelligence, the police, and counterterrorism in four democracies / / Peter Chalk, William Roseanau
Confronting "the enemy within" [[electronic resource] ] : security intelligence, the police, and counterterrorism in four democracies / / Peter Chalk, William Roseanau
Autore Chalk Peter
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (91 p.)
Disciplina 363.32
Altri autori (Persone) RosenauWilliam
Soggetto topico Terrorism - Prevention
Intelligence service
Internal security
ISBN 1-282-45137-5
9780833036149
9786612451379
0-8330-3614-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Preface; The RAND Corporation Quality Assurance Process; Contents; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Security Intelligence in the United Kingdom; The Terrorist Threat; The Security Service ("MI5"); Chapter Three - Security Intelligence in France; The Terrorist Threat; La Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire; Chapter Four - Security Intelligence in Canada; The Terrorist Threat; The Canadian Security Intelligence Service; Chapter Five - Security Intelligence in Australia; The Terrorist Threat
The Australian Security Intelligence OrganisationChapter Six - Assessment and Observations; Strengths; Weaknesses; Chapter Seven - Conclusion; Appendix - The Australian Security Intelligence OrganisationLegislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act, 2003:Background Information; Bibliography; About the Authors
Record Nr. UNINA-9910219990003321
Chalk Peter  
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2004
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Countering piracy in the modern era : notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century / / Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman, Nicholas Burger
Countering piracy in the modern era : notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century / / Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman, Nicholas Burger
Autore Chalk Peter
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (23 p.)
Disciplina 364.16/4
Altri autori (Persone) SmallmanLaurence
BurgerNicholas
Collana Conference proceedings
Soggetto topico Piracy - Prevention
Shipping - Security measures
Merchant marine - Security measures
Piracy - Economic aspects
Piracy - Aden, Gulf of
ISBN 1-282-39863-6
9786612398636
0-8330-4904-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Countering piracy in the modern era : notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century -- The current legal framework for countering piracy -- The economic burden imposed by piracy -- Anti-piracy off the Horn of Africa and the opportunities for interstate collaboration -- The wisdom of using armed contractors to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden -- The extent to which industry talks as single voice in terms of maritime security -- How to confront piracy off the Horn of Africa.
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Chalk Peter  
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009
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Exploring terrorist targeting preferences [[electronic resource] /] / Martin C. Libicki, Peter Chalk, Melanie Sisson
Exploring terrorist targeting preferences [[electronic resource] /] / Martin C. Libicki, Peter Chalk, Melanie Sisson
Autore Libicki Martin C
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, c2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (131 p.)
Disciplina 363.325
Altri autori (Persone) ChalkPeter
SissonMelanie
Soggetto topico Terrorism - United States - Prevention
ISBN 1-281-18091-2
9786611180911
0-8330-4248-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - What Drives al Qaeda's Choice of Targets?; The al Qaeda Targeting Process: Four Hypotheses; Some Observations on Rationality; Alternatives to Rational Action; Organization; Chapter Three - Hypothesis Testing: Quantitative and Qualitative Measures; Measuring Intent; Modeling Intent; Testing Hypotheses Against Past Attacks; Chapter Four - Hypothesis Testing: Al Qaeda Statements and Expert Observations; Al Qaeda's Reading of History Suggests the Leverage ofTerrorism
The Coercion HypothesisThe Damage Hypothesis; The Rally Hypothesis; The Franchise Hypothesis; Conclusions; Chapter Five - Ramifications for al Qaeda Attack Planning in the United States; Coercion; Damage; Rally; Franchise; Is the United States Off the Target List for the TimeBeing?; Conclusions; Bibliography
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Libicki Martin C  
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, c2007
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The global threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases [[electronic resource] ] : reconciling U.S. national security and public health policy / / Jennifer Brower, Peter Chalk
The global threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases [[electronic resource] ] : reconciling U.S. national security and public health policy / / Jennifer Brower, Peter Chalk
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (177 p.)
Disciplina 363.3/2
Altri autori (Persone) BrowerJennifer <1967->
ChalkPeter
Soggetto topico Emerging infectious diseases - Social aspects
National security
Bioterrorism - Health aspects
Emergency medical services - Government policy
Emergency management
ISBN 0-8330-3415-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURE; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter One DISEASE AND HUMAN SECURITY; THE CHANGING NATURE OF SECURITY IN THE POST- COLD WAR ERA; THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN SECURITY; THE TRANSNATIONAL SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AS A THREAT TO HUMAN SECURITY; Chapter Two FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCREASED INCIDENCE AND SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES; GLOBALIZATION; MODERN MEDICAL PRACTICES; ACCELERATING URBANIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; CHANGES IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS; Chapter Three AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA: EXTENT, IMPLICATIONS, AND RESPONSE; WHAT IS AIDS?
SCOPE AND SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICAMAIN FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA; IMPACT ON SOUTH AFRICA; THE RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN SOUTH AFRICA; THE INTERNATIONAL RELEVANCE OF THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN SOUTH AFRICA; Chapter Four U.S. SECURITY AND THE RISK POSED BY INFECTIOUS DISEASES; IMPACT AND SPREAD OF DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES; FACTORS AFFECTING THE SCOPE AND SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES; Chapter Five U.S. CAPABILITIES TO COUNTER INFECTIOUS DISEASES; RESOURCES FOR FIGHTING INFECTIOUS DISEASE
OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND INTERAGENCY INITIATIVESASSESSMENT OF U.S. CAPABILITIES TO COUNTER INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Chapter Six CONCLUSION; Appendix CDC SURVEILLANCE AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS; BIBLIOGRAPHY
Record Nr. UNINA-9910219964303321
Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, 2003
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Hitting America's soft underbelly [[electronic resource] ] : the potential threat of deliberate biological attacks against the U.S. agricultural and food industry / / Peter Chalk
Hitting America's soft underbelly [[electronic resource] ] : the potential threat of deliberate biological attacks against the U.S. agricultural and food industry / / Peter Chalk
Autore Chalk Peter
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corporation, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (67 p.)
Disciplina 363.32
Soggetto topico Agriculture - Defense measures - United States
Civil defense - United States
Food industry and trade - Defense measures - United States
Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention
ISBN 1-283-59732-2
9786613909770
0-8330-3594-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; Research Methods; The Importance of the Agricultural Sector to the U.S. Economy; Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Bio-Attacks; Concentrated and Intensive Contemporary Farming Practices; Increased Susceptibility of Livestock to Disease; Insufficient Farm/Food-Related Security and Surveillance; Inefficient Passive Disease-Reporting System; A Focus on Aggregate Rather Than Individual Livestock Statistics
Capability Requirements for Carrying Out an Agroterrorist Attack CHAPTER THREE Potential Impact of a Major Act of Agroterrorism; Economic Disruption; Loss of Political Support and Confidence in the Government; Social Instability; Agroterrorism to Generate Financial Capital and as a Form of Blackmail; Biological Assaults Against Agriculture and Terrorists' Modus Operandi; CHAPTER FOUR Policy Recommendations; Bibliography
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Chalk Peter  
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corporation, 2004
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India's and Pakistan's strategies in Afghanistan [[electronic resource] ] : implications for the United States and the region / / Larry Hanauer, Peter Chalk
India's and Pakistan's strategies in Afghanistan [[electronic resource] ] : implications for the United States and the region / / Larry Hanauer, Peter Chalk
Autore Hanauer Larry
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (89 p.)
Disciplina 327.540581
Altri autori (Persone) ChalkPeter
Collana Occasional paper
Soggetto topico International relations
ISBN 0-8330-7663-9
0-8330-7665-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; U.S. Policy in South Asia; Weighing Pakistan's Likely Responses; Report Structure; CHAPTER TWO: India; India's Objectives in Afghanistan; Prevent Anti-India Terrorism; Undermine Pakistani and Taliban Influence in Afghanistan; Increase Access to Central Asia; Project Power and Demonstrate Global Interests; India's Strategies in Afghanistan; Seek Political Influence in Afghanistan; Provide Development Aid and Seek Economic Influence
Regionalize Solutions to Afghan Security and Stability ProblemsProject Power; Provide Military Assistance; Effectiveness of India's Strategies; CHAPTER THREE: Pakistan; Pakistan's Objectives in Afghanistan; Block Indian Influence; Prevent Encirclement and Maintain Strategic Depth; Establish Safe Havens for Pakistani-Trained Extremists; Undermine Afghan Claims on Pashtunistan; Build Economic Links to the Central Asian Republics; Curb Other States' Influence in Afghanistan; Pakistan's Strategies in Afghanistan; Train Extremists to Counter India in Afghanistan
Make Pakistan Essential to Afghan Reconciliation TalksOffer Pakistani Development Aid and Trade to Afghanistan; Oppose Afghanistan's Regional Integration; Secure Central Asian Trade and Energy Resources; Pressure Washington to Protect Pakistani Interests; Effectiveness of Pakistan's Strategies; CHAPTER FOUR: Afghanistan; Afghanistan's Strategic Objectives; Afghanistan's Strategies vis-à-vis India and Pakistan; CHAPTER FIVE: Implications for the United States; Implications for U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan; Implications for U.S. Policy Toward India
Implications for U.S. Policy Toward PakistanImplications for Other U.S. Interests; Summary; CHAPTER SIX: Implications for India; CHAPTER SEVEN: Conclusion; References
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Hanauer Larry  
Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2012
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Indonesia's transformation and the stability of southeast Asia / Angel Rabasa, Peter Chalk
Indonesia's transformation and the stability of southeast Asia / Angel Rabasa, Peter Chalk
Autore RABASA, Angel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2001
Descrizione fisica xix, 115 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Disciplina 959.804(POLITICA E GOVERNO DELL'INDONESIA)
Altri autori (Persone) CHALK, Peter
Soggetto topico INDONESIA - Politica e governo
ISBN 08-330-3006-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNIOR-UON00164150
RABASA, Angel  
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2001
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Indonesia's transformation and the stability of Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] /] / Angel Rabasa, Peter Chalk
Indonesia's transformation and the stability of Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] /] / Angel Rabasa, Peter Chalk
Autore Rabasa Angel
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, 2001
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (137 p.)
Disciplina 959.804
Altri autori (Persone) ChalkPeter
Soggetto topico National security - Southeast Asia
National security - Indonesia
ISBN 0-8330-3240-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION: THE REGIONAL CONTEXT; GEOPOLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA; EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN SECURITY ENVIRONMENT; Chapter Two INDONESIA'S FRAGILE DEMOCRATIC EXPERIMENT; THE POLITICAL DIMENSION: FROM SUHARTO TO WAHID; THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION; Chapter Three THE EAST TIMOR CRISIS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES; Chapter Four THE CHALLENGE OF SEPARATISM AND ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS CONFLICT; ACEH: THE EYE OF THE STORM; PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN ACEH; SEPARATISM IN IRIAN JAYA (PAPUA)
ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL INDONESIA"ETHNIC CLEANSING" IN KALIMANTAN; Chapter Five REINVENTING INDONESIA: THE CHALLENGE OF DECENTRALIZATION; Chapter Six THE MILITARY IN TRANSITION; ORGANIZATION, MISSIONS, AND CAPABILITIES; THE TERRITORIAL SYSTEM AND THE DUAL FUNCTION; CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS FROM SUHARTO TO WAHID; DOCTRINAL CHANGE IN THE TNI; Chapter Seven ALTERNATIVE INDONESIAN FUTURES; DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION; ABORTED TRANSITION AND POLITICAL BREAKDOWN; VARIANTS OF MILITARY RULE; WORST-CASE SCENARIOS: RADICAL ISLAMIC RULE AND DISINTEGRATION; PROBABLE OUTCOMES
Chapter Eight REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF INDONESIAN FUTURESChapter Nine MUSLIM SEPARATIST MOVEMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THAILAND; THE MORO INSURGENCY; PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN THE PHILIPPINES; MUSLIM SEPARATISM IN SOUTHERN THAILAND; Chapter Ten IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND THE U.S. AIR FORCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Rabasa Angel  
Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, 2001
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