2012-05-24T14:27:53Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/terrorism.html http://www.rand.org/nsrd/projects/terrorism-incidents.html Jun 9, 2010 Jun 9, 2010

With over 36,000 incidents of terrorism coded and detailed, the quality and completeness of the RDWTI is unparalleled, as it is built from the research of RAND staff with regional expertise, relevant language skills, and in-country field work experience.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP372.html May 23, 2012 May 23, 2012

The area between the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia is a key hub of terrorist and related criminal activity in Southeast Asia. The Coast Watch System was designed to improve maritime domain awareness in the region but has some issues to overcome.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/04/30/NJ.html Apr 30, 2012 Apr 30, 2012

Over time, al Qaeda could just fade away. Always resilient, it may morph to survive. Developments on any of several fronts might even enable it to rise again. In a long contest, surprises must be expected, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/04/29/WSJ.html Apr 29, 2012 Apr 29, 2012

As the administration looks eastward—a strategy that incorporates China's rise—underestimating al Qaeda would be a dangerous mistake, writes Seth G. Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/04/23/FP.html Apr 23, 2012 Apr 23, 2012

Predictions of al Qaeda's imminent demise are rooted more in wishful thinking and politicians' desire for applause lines than in rigorous analysis, writes Seth G. Jones.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1103.html Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012

A new book by the late French scholar Thérèse Delpech provides a critical review and update of nuclear deterrence theory, focusing a critical eye on nuclear issues during the Cold War, examining the lessons of past nuclear crises, and outlining ways in which these lessons apply to major nuclear powers and nuclear pretenders today.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/04/17.html Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012

A new book by the late French scholar Thérèse Delpech provides a critical review and update of nuclear deterrence theory, focusing a critical eye on nuclear issues during the Cold War, examining the lessons of past nuclear crises, and outlining ways in which these lessons apply to major nuclear powers and nuclear pretenders today.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF301.html Apr 16, 2012 Apr 16, 2012

This document distills and synthesizes the proceedings of a workshop in which experts in the field of regulatory analysis and terrorism risk examined alternative approaches for estimating the benefits of regulations designed to reduce the risks of terrorist attacks in the United States. The workshop gave rise to several recommendations for improving the modeling and data collection that support the benefit-cost analysis of terrorism security regulations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB526.html Apr 9, 2012 Apr 9, 2012

A comprehensive, landmark history and insider's account chronicles the ongoing battle against al Qa'ida, the greatest threat the West has faced in the modern era.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/04/04/LAT.html Apr 4, 2012 Apr 4, 2012

For their part, a younger generation of female jihadists has come to believe that acts of violence can be just as liberating politically and spiritually for women as for men, writes Karla Cunningham.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT374.html Mar 27, 2012 Mar 27, 2012

Based on America's recent experience in irregular warfare and future threats, there are several issues that should be considered: organization, the health of U.S. soldiers and their families, training and education, and inter-agency cooperation.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR785.html Mar 2, 2012 Mar 2, 2012

To inform the UK counterterrorism strategy, a project reviewed available evidence on factors associated with exit from violent extremist groups and the effectiveness of interventions to encourage individuals to leave such groups.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120026.html Mar 1, 2012 Mar 1, 2012

Examines the security costs and benefits of a trusted traveler program, in which individuals who have been identified as posing less risk than others are allowed to pass through security checkpoints with reduced security screening.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1127.html Feb 20, 2012 Feb 20, 2012

Although irregular warfare includes a range of activities in which naval forces have played an integral role, there has been little examination of the characteristics or potential of such operations in maritime environments. Current notions of irregular warfare would benefit from increased recognition of potential maritime contributions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP362.html Feb 16, 2012 Feb 16, 2012

While al Qaeda's capacity for large-scale attacks has been drastically reduced and the organization seriously weakened, the United States can expect to continue its battle with the terrorist group for many years to come.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/02/16/index1.html Feb 16, 2012 Feb 16, 2012

While al Qaeda's capacity for large-scale attacks has been drastically reduced and the organization seriously weakened, the United States can expect to continue its battle with the terrorist group for many years to come.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/02/01/FA.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Much of the debate over this bill has focused on the political issue of executive authority versus rule of law. In doing so it has overlooked the indirect and insidious effects the new law may have on the United States' largely successful counterterrorist campaign, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/01/29/FA.html Jan 29, 2012 Jan 29, 2012

Iran is in many ways a safer territory from which al Qaeda can operate. The United States has targeted al Qaeda in Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, and other countries, but it has limited operational reach in Iran, writes Seth G. Jones.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120019.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

The authors discuss the correlation between economic conditions, the characteristics of suicide terrorists, and the targets they attack.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/12/29/AJC.html Dec 29, 2011 Dec 29, 2011

To assure the health security of the United States, we must be capable of stopping anything a terrorist or Mother Nature might throw at us. Wholesale cuts to public health are taking us farther from that goal, write Art Kellermann and Melinda Moore.