COMMENTARY
Though Awlaki will be difficult to replace—since he effectively coupled both propaganda and operations—al-Qaeda will continue to plan attacks overseas against Western targets, writes Seth Jones.
PERIODICAL
The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks warrants a thoughtful review of America's progress and future strategy. In this RAND Review cover story, RAND experts offer perspectives on Afghan-led solutions, ways to counter al Qaeda, air passenger security, and compensation for those affected by terrorism.
NEWS RELEASE
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.
REPORT
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.
REPORT
Testimony presented before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence on April 13, 2011.
NEWS RELEASE
Deradicalizing Islamist extremists may be even more important than getting them to simply disengage from terrorist activities.
REPORT
Counter-radicalization programs in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe indicate that deradicalizing Islamist extremists may be even more important than getting them to simply disengage from terrorist activities.
REPORT
Is prison a training ground for extremists? RAND Europe explores radicalisation and recruitment in European prisons.
REPORT
David Aaron, a veteran U.S. diplomat and director of the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy, has compiled a wide range of writings by Islamic terrorists that offer an unusual window into their mentality. The book, "In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad," is a virtual encyclopedia of jihadist rhetoric written by the terrorists themselves.
REPORT
While Muslim-majority Turkey may be the linchpin to promoting liberal Islam worldwide, relationships between the nation’s secular government and religious forces have shifted in the past decade, with implications for the future of Islam in the region and the world.
REPORT
A preliminary overview of the challenges posed by radicalized and extremist prisoners helps to explore the potential for the radicalization of young European Muslims in the prison environment.
COMMENTARY
A War of Nerves in Turkey in Project Syndicate (an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries)
REPORT
Just as it fought the spread of Communism during the Cold War, the United States must do more to develop and support networks of moderate Muslims who are too often silenced by violent radical Islamists.
REPORT
Subversion is a critical insurgent tool, but it has long been ignored by policymakers and analysts. This paper presents a set of case studies to explore the elements of subversion and discusses preliminary ideas for combating subversive activities in the context of the "long war" against violent Islamic extremism.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Book review of George Michael: The Enemy of My Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right (Lawrence, KS : The University Press of Kansas, 2006)
JOURNAL ARTICLE
This chapter explores the moral challenges of the classical just war theory and in particular of just conduct in war, from the viewpoint of how to combat radical Islamic terrorism and insurgencies. The author's analysis considers justice from the eyes of the people among whom terrorist and insurgents hide.
COMMENTARY
Published commentary by RAND staff: Cartoons and Terror, in United Press International.
COMMENTARY
Published commentary by RAND staff.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has become one of the main centres of extremist Islamic activity in South Asia. At the forefront of much of this violence is the *Army of the Pure (Lashkar-e-Tayyiba - LeT), which has emerged as the most lethal and brutal of all the jihadist groups currently fighting in J&K.
REPORT
This study deals with the prospect of a fundamentalist victory in Algeria, the largest and one of the most important Arab states.
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