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     <title>RAND Research Topic: Religious Fundamentalism</title>
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   <title type="html">Awlaki&apos;s Death Hits al-Qaeda&apos;s Social Media Strategy</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/09/30/BBC.html</id>
   <published>Sep 30, 2011</published>
   <updated>Sep 30, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">Though Awlaki will be difficult to replace&amp;mdash;since he effectively coupled both propaganda and operations&amp;mdash;al-Qaeda will continue to plan attacks overseas against Western targets, writes Seth Jones.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Beyond the Shadow of 9/11</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2011-09.html</id>
   <published>Sep 1, 2011</published>
   <updated>Sep 1, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks warrants a thoughtful review of America&apos;s progress and future strategy. In this &lt;em&gt;RAND Review&lt;/em&gt; 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.</summary>
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   <title type="html">European Terrorism Trends Examined</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/07/06.html</id>
   <published>Jul 6, 2011</published>
   <updated>Jul 6, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">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.</summary>
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   <title type="html">European Terrorism Trends Examined</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP333.html</id>
   <published>Jul 6, 2011</published>
   <updated>Jul 6, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">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.</summary>
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   <title type="html">The Muslim Brotherhood in the West: Characteristics, Aims and Policy Considerations</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT358.html</id>
   <published>Apr 13, 2011</published>
   <updated>Apr 13, 2011</updated>
   <summary type="html">Testimony presented before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence on April 13, 2011.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Deradicalization Process Is Essential Part of Fighting Terrorism</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/11/29.html</id>
   <published>Nov 29, 2010</published>
   <updated>Nov 29, 2010</updated>
   <summary type="html">Deradicalizing Islamist extremists may be even more important than getting them to simply disengage from terrorist activities.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Deradicalization Process Is Essential Part of Fighting Terrorism</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1053.html</id>
   <published>Nov 29, 2010</published>
   <updated>Nov 29, 2010</updated>
   <summary type="html">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.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Reform or Radicalisation?</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP602z6.html</id>
   <published>Mar 11, 2010</published>
   <updated>Mar 11, 2010</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Is prison a training ground for extremists? RAND Europe explores radicalisation and recruitment in European prisons.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">New Book Provides Unique View Into Mind of Fanatical Jihadists</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG602.html</id>
   <published>Oct 15, 2008</published>
   <updated>Oct 15, 2008</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;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, &quot;In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad,&quot; is a virtual encyclopedia of jihadist rhetoric written by the terrorists themselves.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey: The Nation&amp;rsquo;s Role in Western Security Efforts</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG726.html</id>
   <published>Jun 23, 2008</published>
   <updated>Jun 23, 2008</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;While Muslim-majority Turkey may be the linchpin to promoting liberal Islam worldwide, relationships between the nation&amp;rsquo;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.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Understanding the Challenge of Extremist and Radicalized Prisoners</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR571.html</id>
   <published>Apr 15, 2008</published>
   <updated>Apr 15, 2008</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">A War of Nerves in Turkey</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/05/12/PS.html</id>
   <published>May 12, 2007</published>
   <updated>May 12, 2007</updated>
   <summary type="html">A War of Nerves in Turkey in Project Syndicate (an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries)</summary>
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   <title type="html">Cold War Offers Lessons on Engaging with the Muslim World</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG574.html</id>
   <published>Mar 26, 2007</published>
   <updated>Mar 26, 2007</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Subversion and Insurgency</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP172.html</id>
   <published>Mar 2, 2007</published>
   <updated>Mar 2, 2007</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;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 &quot;long war&quot; against violent Islamic extremism.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">George Michael, The Enemy of My Enemy: the alarming convergence of militant Islam and the extreme right [book review]</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070318.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2006</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2006</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;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)&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">The Just Conduct of War Against Radical Islamic Terror and Insurgencies</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070019.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2006</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2006</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;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&apos;s analysis considers justice from the eyes of the people among whom terrorist and insurgents hide.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Cartoons and Terror</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/02/22/UPI.html</id>
   <published>Feb 22, 2006</published>
   <updated>Feb 22, 2006</updated>
   <summary type="html">Published commentary by RAND staff:  Cartoons and Terror, in United Press International.</summary>
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   <title type="html">A Chance to Overcome Religious Divisions</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/05/27/SDUT.html</id>
   <published>May 27, 2004</published>
   <updated>May 27, 2004</updated>
   <summary type="html">Published commentary by RAND staff.</summary>
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   <title type="html">Lashkar-e-Tayyiba Leads the Kashmiri Insurgency</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20021012.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 2001</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 2001</updated>
   <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;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 *&#147;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&amp;K.&lt;/p&gt;</summary>
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   <title type="html">Algeria: The Next Fundamentalist State?</title>
   <id>http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR733.html</id>
   <published>Dec 31, 1995</published>
   <updated>Dec 31, 1995</updated>
   <summary type="html">This study deals with the prospect of a fundamentalist victory in Algeria, the largest and one of the most important Arab states.</summary>
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