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Social Science for Counterterrorism: Putting the Pieces TogetherThis monograph surveys and integrates scholarly social-science literature relevant to counterterrorism. It draws from numerous disciplines and then uses high-level conceptual models to pull the pieces together regarding root causes, individual radicalization, public support, and the ways in which terrorism fades. It identifies points of agreement and disagreement and discusses the consequences of different contexts and perspectives. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $59.50 Discounted Web Price: $47.60 Pages: 540 ISBN/EAN: 9780833047069 |
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Security in Mexico: Implications for U.S. Policy OptionsThe backdrop of a deteriorating security situation in Mexico and change in administration in the United States demands a closer examination of potential priorities and policy options to guide future U.S.-Mexico relations. To help inform debate, this study examined a set of policy options for the United States (strategic partnership, status quo, and retrenchment), along with potential policy priorities that hold promise for Mexico's security. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $29.50 Discounted Web Price: $26.55 Pages: 106 ISBN/EAN: 9780833047199 |
The Evolving Terrorist Threat to Southeast Asia: A Net AssessmentBuilding on prior RAND research analyzing the motives, drivers, and capabilities of the principal extremist groups operating in the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Indonesia, this study examined the historical roots of militancy in these countries, the development and perpetuation of extremist ideological frameworks, and national and international government response efforts. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $33.50 Discounted Web Price: $30.15 Pages: 264 ISBN/EAN: 9780833046581 |
Russian Foreign Policy: Sources and ImplicationsAs Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes. The authors assess Russia's strategic interests and goals, examining the country's domestic policies, economic development, security goals, and worldview. They assess implications for U.S. interests and present ways that Washington could work to improve its relations with Moscow. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $42.50 Discounted Web Price: $38.25 Pages: 246 ISBN/EAN: 9780833046079 |
Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and TerrorismA study of the involvement of organized-crime and terrorist groups in product counterfeiting. Case studies of film piracy illustrate the problem of criminal — and perhaps terrorist — groups using this new high-payoff, low-risk way to fund their activities. Cooperation among law enforcement and governments worldwide is needed to combat intellectual-property theft, which threatens the global information economy, public safety, and national security. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $29.50 Discounted Web Price: $26.55 Pages: 180 ISBN/EAN: 9780833045652 |
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Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United KingdomWith terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat the United States faces continues to be central in policy debate. Does the country need a dedicated domestic intelligence agency? Case studies of five other democracies — Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK — provide lessons and common themes that may help policymakers decide. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $33.50 Discounted Web Price: $30.15 Pages: 216 ISBN/EAN: 9780833046178 |
Thinking About America's Defense: An Analytical MemoirOver his 33 years in the Air Force and more than 20 years at RAND, Lt Gen Glenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defense policy. In this volume, he offers not so much a memoir in the normal sense as a summary of the dozens of national security issues in which he was personally engaged during his long career. In the process, he describes the related analytical frameworks and illustrates the bureaucratic intricacies. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $34.50 Discounted Web Price: $31.05 Pages: 282 ISBN/EAN: 9780833044525 |
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