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How terrorist groups end : lessons for countering Al Qa'ida / Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki.

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How terrorist groups end : lessons for countering Al Qa'ida / Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki.

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How terrorist groups end : lessons for countering Al Qa'ida / Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki.

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Full title

How terrorist groups end : lessons for countering Al Qa'ida / Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki.

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Publisher

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, c2008.

Call Numbers

N363.32516/9

Record Identifier

74VMjP4r35GO

MMS ID

991001007999702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xxiii, 225 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Contents

Introduction -- How terrorist groups end -- Policing and Japan's Aum Shinrikyo -- Politics and the FMLN in El Salvador -- Military force and al Qa'ida in Iraq -- The limits of America's al Qa'ida strategy -- Ending the 'war' on terrorism.

Publication information

Publisher

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, c2008.

Place of Publication

California

Date Published

c2008.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Finally, groups from upper-income countries are more likely to be left-wing or nationalist and less likely to have religion as their motivation. The authors conclude that policing and intelligence, rather than military force, should form the backbone of U.S. efforts against al Qa'ida. And U.S. policymakers should end the use of the phrase "war on t...

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Full title

How terrorist groups end : lessons for countering Al Qa'ida / Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki.

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Notes

General note

Rand Corporation monograph series.

"MG-741-RC"-- P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available electronically via the Internet (last viewed 7 Oct. 2008).

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Date Copyright

c2008.

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Call Numbers

N363.32516/9

Record Identifier

74VMjP4r35GO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjP4r35GO

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ISBN

9780833044655 (pbk. : alk. paper)

DDC

363.32516

MMS ID

991001007999702626

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