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Muslim Brotherhood Is Challenged by Generational Divides — Oct 18, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic political movement that heads the national government in Egypt, faces a generational divide that poses significant challenges to the group as it works to extend its role in Egyptian society.

Arab Spring Revolutions Have Not Yet Created Democracies, but Democratization Is Possible — Jul 18, 2012

The Arab world is the one region that has been left out of the global trend toward greater embrace of democracy, but a successful shift from authoritarian regimes to democratic governments is possible there.

European Terrorism Trends Examined — Jul 6, 2011

Although most European terrorism plots of jihadist inspiration over the last five years appear to have been conducted independently, the most serious ones have tended to involve operational connections to groups operating outside of Europe.

Deradicalization Process Is Essential Part of Fighting Terrorism — Nov 29, 2010

Deradicalizing Islamist extremists may be even more important than getting them to simply disengage from terrorist activities.

RAND Study Finds Religiosity Can Be an Important Tool in Preventing the Spread of HIV-AIDS — Apr 3, 2007

April 3, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds Religiosity Can Be an Important Tool in Preventing the Spread of HIV-AIDS.

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Angel Rabasa

Senior Political Scientist

Angel Rabasa

Angel M. Rabasa is a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. He has written extensively about extremism, terrorism, and insurgency. He is the lead author of The Lessons of Mumbai (2009); Radical Islam in East Africa (2009); The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey (2008); Ungoverned…

Audra K. Grant

Political Scientist

Audra K. Grant

Audra Grant is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation, where she has worked on various projects concerning the evolution of domestic politics of Iraq; tribal configurations and insurgent group organization in Iraq; development in Al-Anbar province; the nature of apocalyptic rhetoric in…

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