Targeting top terrorists : understanding leadership removal in counterterrorism strategy / Bryan C....
Targeting top terrorists : understanding leadership removal in counterterrorism strategy / Bryan C....
Targeting top terrorists : understanding leadership removal in counterterrorism strategy / Bryan C. Price.
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
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G 2020/1051
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English
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viii, 274 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Organizations and leaders -- Leadership in terrorist organizations -- Quantitative analysis of leadership decapitation in terrorist groups -- The effects of leadership decapitation on Hamas.
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
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New York (State)
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[2019]
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When President Barack Obama announced the assassination of Osama bin Laden, many Americans hoped the killing of al-Qaida's leader would sound the death knell for the organization. Since 9/11, killing and capturing terrorist leaders has been a central element in U.S. counterterrorism strategy. This practice, known as leadership decapitation, is base...
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Targeting top terrorists : understanding leadership removal in counterterrorism strategy / Bryan C. Price.
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Columbia studies in terrorism and irregular warfare
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/1051
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74VKaZooEzbg
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9780231188227 hardcover ; acid-free paper
0231188226 hardcover ; acid-free paper
9780231188234 paperback ; acid-free paper
0231188234 paperback ; acid-free paper
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363.32517
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991024292379402626
