Peter Chalk

Adjunct Political Scientist

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Education

Ph.D. in political science, University of British Columbia; M.A. in political studies and international relations, University of Aberdeen

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Media Resources

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Overview

Peter Chalk is an adjunct political scientist at the RAND Corporation. He has analyzed such topics as unconventional security threats in Southeast and South Asia; new strategic challenges for the U.S. Air Force in Latin America, Africa, and South Asia; evolving trends in national and international terrorism; Australian defense and foreign policy; international organized crime; the transnational spread of disease; and U.S. military links in the Asia-Pacific region. He is a specialist correspondent for Jane's Intelligence Review and associate editor of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, one of the foremost journals in the international security field. Chalk has regularly testified before the U.S. Senate on issues pertaining to national and international terrorism and is author of numerous publications on various aspects of low-intensity conflict in the contemporary world. Chalk is also a senior instructor at the Postgraduate Naval School in Monterey, California, and a non-resident fellow with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra. Before coming to RAND, Chalk was a professor of politics at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, and a postdoctoral fellow in the Strategic and Defense Studies Centre of the Australian National University, Canberra. Chalk earned his M.A. (First Class) in political studies and international relations at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and his Ph.D. in political science at the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Research Focus

Concurrent Non-RAND Positions

Senior Instructor, Monterey Post Graduate Naval School; Non-resident Fellow, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI); Specialist correspondent, Jane's Intelligence Review; Associate Editor, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism; Senior Analyst, Valens Global

Recent Projects

Countering transnational criminal networks
Countering violent extremism
U.S. Army in Asia: 2030-2040
Building Special Operations partnerships in Afghanistan and beyond

Selected Publications

Chalk, Peter "Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Evolving Scope and Dimensions," in Erich Marquardt ed., Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Evolving Scope and Dimensions, New York: West Point Military Academy, Counter Terrorism Center, 2018

Chalk, Peter "The Narcotics Trade and the Sea," in N Rodger ed. , The Sea in History. Volume 4: The Modern World, Rochester, NY: Boydell and Brewer, 2017

Chalk, Peter, The United States and the Rebalance to Southeast Asia: A Work in Progress, Canberra: ASPI, 2016

Chalk, Peter, Black Flag Rising: The Looming Threat of ISIL in Southeast Asia and Australia, Canberra: ASPI, 2015

Chalk, Peter, China's Relations with Southeast Asia, Written testimony prepared for the Senate US-China Economic and Security Review Committee, United States Senate, Washington D.C., 2015

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: ABC (Australia); Asia News Weekly

Commentary

Can Sudan Escape Its History as a Transit Hub for Violent Extremist Organizations?
Sudan continues to confront major challenges that could derail its path back to the mainstream of international politics. Sudan must show that it is no longer a haven for terrorist and violent extremist groups and that it is committed to ensuring that this remains true.
Jul 24, 2020 Foreign Policy Research Institute
Countering Violent Islamist Extremism: The Value of Words Over War
It is highly probable that the world will witness more attacks on civilian-centric locations as groups like the Islamic State group try to prove their continued relevance. Governments need a more nuanced strategy aimed at helping communities counter the conditions that contribute to extremist violence.
Sep 1, 2017 U.S. News & World Report
China and America's Coming Battle for Southeast Asia
Although China and the U.S. are both in a position to influence the process of ASEAN integration, ultimately it will be up to the Association itself to cement internal cohesion, achieve centrality, and thereby remain a relevant player in the emerging Asian order.
Mar 17, 2015 The National Interest
Myanmar's Slow Path to Democracy
The U.S. and its allies must act decisively and provide a strong foundation for Myanmar's long-term transformation. A failure to carefully guide the country's successful transition to a civilian rule would be a missed opportunity for the Obama administration and, more important, for Myanmar's 51 million citizens.
Nov 17, 2014 al Jazeera
The Faceless National Security Threat
The rapid, uncontrolled spread of aggressive diseases such as Ebola is often a matter of national security. U.S. intelligence professionals must establish relevant information collection and dissemination mechanisms to deal with such contingencies.
Sep 10, 2014 U.S. News & World Report
Six Takeaways from the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
No amount of research can save those who've already perished from Ebola in West Africa, but our capacity to learn from such tragedies is a silver lining that has historically enhanced global resilience to disease. With that in mind, here are six key lessons from the outbreak.
Aug 8, 2014 The RAND Blog
Somali Piracy All About Economics
The average Somali lives on less than $2 a day. Even fishermen, who are comparatively well off by national standards, face difficulties making a living due to the chronic depletion of sea stocks from years of poaching and illegal dumping of toxic waste. Under such circumstances, the allure of piracy is clear.
Oct 11, 2013 USA Today
U.S. Sanctions Against Myanmar Need to Go
Washington now has to ask itself whether its goals can best be met with these restrictions in place or whether it is time to recognize the fundamental changes that are taking place in Myanmar and forge a new relationship with its leaders based on full government-to-government relations, writes Peter Chalk.
Oct 2, 2013 U.S. News & World Report
America and India: Growing Partners in Afghanistan
A comprehensive Indian military training effort in Afghanistan would balance Pakistan's own involvement in the country, build upon a decade of American achievements in fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and contribute to peace and security in the region, write Larry Hanauer and Peter Chalk.
Aug 10, 2012 The Diplomat
Strengthen the Bond
In the long run, a more robust Indian military role in Afghanistan represents one of the best ways to advance New Delhi's strategic interests while fostering Kabul's continued security and economic development after US and NATO forces begin to withdraw in 2014, write Larry Hanauer and Peter Chalk.
Jul 12, 2012 Hindustan Times
What Is the Terrorism Threat Now? The Local Level
How should police and intelligence agencies deal with the specter of homegrown terrorism? One of the best tools available is intelligence gleaned from the local community, writes Peter Chalk.
Mar 10, 2011 NYTimes.com
Stormy Seas off Somalia
Only by addressing the poverty and lack of central authority in Somalia can the international community lower maritime crime and violence off the Horn of Africa, writes Peter Chalk.
Feb 28, 2011 Los Angeles Times
An Old Scourge Needs a Modern Solution
Piracy is a crime at sea, but it starts on land. To thwart the Somali piracy career path, the world community should put funds toward protecting local fishing grounds and building a national coast guard capability in Somalia, writes Peter Chalk.
Sep 3, 2010 International Herald Tribune
Below the Radar
The string of recent arrests involving American citizens in terror plots against the U.S. have highlighted what appears to be a trend in transnational Islamist terrorism: growing domestic radicalization, writes Peter Chalk.
Mar 18, 2010 NYTimes.com
On Dry Land - The Onshore Drivers of Piracy
Piracy is a growing international problem, primarily around the Horn of Africa. The international response has been largely military in nature and focused exclusively on the maritime theatre, ignoring key land drivers of piracy, which will resurface once the military actions end, write Peter Chalk and Laurence Smallman.
Jul 3, 2009 Jane's Intelligence Review online
Opposing View: Keep Arms Off Ships
Does the provision of private security contractors provide a viable solution to the growing problem of piracy off the Horn of Africa? Quite apart from the high cost — a robust security operation can run as much as $21,000 a day — employing security contractors poses problems on several fronts, writes Peter Chalk.
May 4, 2009 USA Today
Piracy Still Threatens the Freedom of the Seas
As recent events off the Horn of Africa have demonstrated, armed violence at sea is emerging as a growing threat.... Piracy, in particular, threatens the freedom of the seas, increases the cost of international business, endangers political security through corruption, and could trigger a major environmental disaster, write Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman.
Apr 3, 2009 RFERL.org, the website of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
Piracy Needs Regional Answer
The international community is at something of a loss as to how to respond to the increasingly audacious nature of piracy off the Horn of Africa.... What's needed is a less dramatic and more nuanced approach, one with a greater focus on the land-based violence in Somalia, home of the pirates, writes Peter Chalk.
Nov 25, 2008 United Press International
Tighten Up Mass-Transit Security
Published commentary by RAND staff: Tighten Up Mass-Transit Security, in Newsday.
Aug 22, 2006 Newsday
Can We Learn from Others?
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Apr 15, 2004 Wall Street Journal
AIDS Can Threaten National Stability
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Sep 24, 2002 United Press International
Re-Thinking U.S. Counter-Terrorism Efforts
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Sep 21, 2001 San Diego Union Tribune
Pakistan's Role in the Kashmir Insurgency
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Sep 1, 2001 Jane's Intelligence Review
U.S. Environmental Groups and 'Leaderless Resistance'
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Jul 1, 2001 Jane's Intelligence Review
Africa Suffers Wave of Maritime Violence
Southeast Asia and, especially Indonesia, continues to constitute the main area of concern when it comes to maritime piracy, typically accounting for over half the attacks reported in any given year. However, Africa is experiencing an increasingly serious problem, particularly around the Horn on the continent's east coast and the western stretch of waters from Guinea to Nigeria.
Apr 1, 2001 Jane's Intelligence Review
Light Arms Trading in SE Asia
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Mar 1, 2001 Jane's Intelligence Review
The US Agricultural Sector: A New Target for Terrorism?
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Feb 9, 2001 Jane's Intelligence Review

Publications

Report
Counternetwork: Countering the Expansion of Transnational Criminal Networks
This report presents operational characteristics of transnational criminal networks originating in South America, identifies U.S. government policies and programs to counter these networks, and examines the military's role in that context.
Jan 27, 2017
Report
Building Special Operations Partnerships in Afghanistan and Beyond: Challenges and Best Practices from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia
This report summarizes key special operations forces (SOF) partnering practices and presents findings from case studies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia. It also identifies best practices to benefit development of SOF in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Jul 31, 2015
Research Brief
Developing a U.S. Strategy for Dealing with China — Now and into the Future
U.S. military strategy in Asia should include a framework that allows the United States and China to pursue common and individual goals, deters China's use of force to intimidate its neighbors, and postures U.S. forces to support partner militaries.
Sep 2, 2014
Report
The U.S. Army in Asia, 2030-2040
Looking to the 2030-2040 time frame, the U.S. Army will play an important role in helping U.S. policy and military strategy strike a balance between cooperating with China and deterring potential Chinese expansionism.
Sep 2, 2014
Report
The U.S. Army in Southeast Asia: Near-Term and Long-Term Roles
The United States has indicated an active intent to recalibrate its foreign policy to the Asia-Pacific. This RAND report examines the implications of this reorientation for the U.S. Army, focusing on roles and force postures, now and out to 2020.
Jan 6, 2014
Report
Promoting Online Voices for Countering Violent Extremism
American Muslims play an important role in helping counter extremism, and are increasingly using social media to this end. RAND researchers identified challenges facing these Muslim activists, and identified ways to help empower these voices online.
Feb 4, 2013
Report
India's and Pakistan's Strategies in Afghanistan: Implications for the United States and the Region
This paper reviews the India's and Pakistan's interests in Afghanistan, how they have tried to further their interests, how Afghanistan navigates their rivalry, and the rivalry's implications for U.S. and Indian policy.
Aug 8, 2012
Report
Promoting International Energy Security: Volume 3, Sea-Lanes to Asia
The sea-lanes that supply Asia's energy needs are vulnerable; this report explores possible alternative means of increasing their security.
Jun 19, 2012
Report
Non-Traditional Threats and Maritime Domain Awareness in the Tri-Border Area of Southeast Asia: The Coast Watch System of the Philippines
Analyzes the security environment in the tri-border area between the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia and considers ways to improve maritime domain awareness in the region.
May 17, 2012
Report
Characterizing and Exploring the Implications of Maritime Irregular Warfare
An assessment of the maritime component of a series of historical and ongoing operations reveals that current notions of irregular warfare would benefit from increased recognition of potential maritime contributions to such campaigns.
Feb 20, 2012
Report
From Insurgency to Stability: Volume II: Insights from Selected Case Studies
This book examines six case studies of insurgencies from around the world to determine the key factors in the successful transition from counterinsurgency toward stability.
Sep 7, 2011
Report
From Insurgency to Stability: Volume I: Key Capabilities and Practices
This book identifies the procedures and capabilities that the U.S. Department of Defense, other agencies of the U.S.government, and its allies and partners require to support the transition from counterinsurgency to conditions of greater stability.
Sep 7, 2011
Report
The Latin American Drug Trade: Scope, Dimensions, Impact, and Response
The Latin American drug trade has emerged as an increasingly serious challenge to regional and international security, and the U.S. Air Force can play a meaningful role in helping boost partner nations' capacities to counter this pernicious threat.
Jun 15, 2011
Brochure
CT Course Brochure
This brochure describes "Terrorism and U.S. Counterterrorism in the Post-9/11 Era", a three-day course hosted by RAND to be held in Arlington, VA on July 12--14, 2010.
May 10, 2010
Brochure
CT Course Brochure
This brochure describes ''Terrorism and U.S. Counterterrorism in the Post-9/11 Era'', a three-day course hosted by RAND to be held in Arlington, VA on July 12-14, 2010.
2010
Report
Countering Piracy in the Modern Era: Notes from a RAND Workshop to Discuss the Best Approaches for Dealing with Piracy in the 21st Century
The findings of a small group of experts from the U.S. government, allied partner nations, the maritime industry, and academic organizations convened to discuss piracy in the modern era.
Aug 20, 2009
Periodical
RAND Review: Vol. 33, No. 2, Summer 2009
A section on U.S. health care reform accompanies features on piracy, education priorities, emerging technologies, and Arkansas antismoking programs; other stories discuss climate change, parolees, oil risks, Mexican security, and global drug policies.
Aug 17, 2009
Report
Corporations and Counterinsurgency
Policymakers need to develop a fuller understanding of how multinational corporations are shaping zones of violent conflict.
Aug 3, 2009
Brochure
DHS Course Brochure
This brochure describes ''Policy Analysis Techniques for Homeland Security Professionals'', a five-day course hosted by RAND to be held in Arlington, VA on November 16-20, 2009.
May 26, 2009
Report
The Evolving Terrorist Threat to Southeast Asia: A Net Assessment
Building on prior RAND research, this study examined the historical roots of militancy in the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia; the development of extremist ideological frameworks; and national and international government response efforts.
May 13, 2009
Report
Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom
With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, does the country need a dedicated domestic intelligence agency? Case studies of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK provide lessons that may help policymakers decide.
Feb 5, 2009
Testimony
Maritime Piracy: Reasons, Dangers and Solutions
Testimony presented before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on February 4, 2009.
Jan 27, 2009
Report
The Lessons of Mumbai
Analyzes the November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, and derives lessons learned from the attack and from the Indian response.
Jan 15, 2009
Periodical
RAND Review: Vol. 32, No. 2, Summer 2008
The cover story contains 11 essays that forecast 11 ''issues over the horizon''; other articles discuss the invisible wounds of war, visions of the future, colleges in prisons, and nuclear deterrence for the modern age.
Aug 1, 2008
Report
The Malay-Muslim Insurgency in Southern Thailand -- Understanding the Conflict's Evolving Dynamic: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Paper 5
Current unrest in the Malay-Muslim provinces of southern Thailand has captured growing national, regional, and international attention. This paper assesses the current situation and its probable direction.
May 11, 2008
Research Brief
Piracy and Terrorism at Sea: A Rising Challenge for U.S. Security
This research brief summarizes RAND's analysis of recent trends in piracy and maritime terrorism, which pose a significant threat. The United States has taken only limited steps to enhance maritime security; broader measures are required.
Apr 30, 2008
Report
The Maritime Dimension of International Security: Terrorism, Piracy, and Challenges for the United States
Piracy and sea-borne terrorism have been on the rise since 2000. While the United States has spearheaded several initiatives to improve maritime security, policymakers should consider four additional measures to safeguard the world's oceans.
Apr 28, 2008
Report
Money in the Bank -- Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Paper 4
Six historic counterinsurgency operations are examined to determine which tactics, techniques, and procedures led to success and which led to failure, with the hope that U.S. counterinsurgency operations in the future can learn from past lessons.
Aug 17, 2007
Research Brief
Ungoverned Territories: A Unique Front in the War on Terrorism
This research brief describes a RAND Project AIR FORCE study of the factors that give rise to ungoverned territories and make some of them conducive to terrorists and insurgents.
Aug 7, 2007
Report
Ungoverned Territories: Understanding and Reducing Terrorism Risks
Examines the sources and types of ungoverned territories and the security challenges that they present and proposes mitigating strategies.
Jul 22, 2007
Research Brief
Getting Inside the Terrorist Mind
This research brief summarizes three new RAND monographs: one focuses on terrorists' defenses against counterterrorist technologies; another details terrorist technology- and knowledge-sharing; a third explores terrorist targeting preferences.
May 2, 2007
Report
Sharing the Dragon's Teeth: Terrorist Groups and the Exchange of New Technologies
This work details efforts of 11 terrorist groups to improve their operational capabilities through the exchange of technologies and knowledge and suggests ways that government policies can create barriers to terrorists' adoption of new technologies.
Mar 15, 2007
Report
Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences
Analyzes past attacks, post hoc justifications, and expert opinion to assess what motivates al Qaeda to attack the targets it does; is it (1) to coerce, (2) to cause economic damage, (3) to rally the faithful, or (4) a decision left to affiliates?
Feb 13, 2007
Report
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies
Examines the history of terrorist conflicts to understand terrorists' counter-technology efforts and to help the nation make the best choices to protect it from the threat of terrorism.
Jan 29, 2007
Report
Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform? U.S. Internal Security Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes
Assesses the success of U.S. assistance in improving the effectiveness, accountability, and respect for human rights of internal security forces in repressive regimes.
Nov 7, 2006
Report
Beyond al-Qaeda: Part 2, The Outer Rings of the Terrorist Universe
Examines terrorist groups that, while not formally allied with al-Qaeda, pose a threat to the United States or to its friends and allies.
Oct 25, 2006
Report
Beyond al-Qaeda: Part 1, The Global Jihadist Movement
Examines al-Qaeda's evolution and the development of the global jihadist movement.
Oct 25, 2006
Research Brief
U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy Must Address Ideological and Political Factors at the Global and Local Levels
This research brief summarizes threats to the United States and U.S. security interests from terrorist and other extremist organizations and describes the elements of U.S. strategies to counter them.
Oct 25, 2006
Report
Maritime Terrorism: Risk and Liability
Explores terrorist threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences, as well as the application of civil liability, in connection with terrorist attacks against targeting ferries, cruise ships, and container ships.
Oct 13, 2006
Research Brief
Terrorist Insurance and the Evolving Terrorism Threat
How does the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) align with the evolving terrorism threat? Transnational and domestic terrorism trends reveal that TRIA does not provide adequate financial protection, particularly in the face of economically motivated...
Nov 25, 2005
Report
Trends in Terrorism: Threats to the United States and the Future of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
Providing a description of the evolving terrorist threat, this book's goal is to compare the underlying risk of attack to the architecture of financial protection that has been facilitated by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA).
Jun 16, 2005
Report
Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 1: Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism
Understanding how terrorist groups learn may aid in developing strategies to combat terrorist activities.
Apr 11, 2005
Report
Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 2: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups
Case studies of the organizational learning activities of five major terrorist groups and a methodology for ascertaining what and why they learned.
Apr 11, 2005
Journal Article
The U.S. Agricultural System: A Target for Al-Qaeda?
Discusses the Impact of a major act of agricultural bio-terrorism in the United States.
2005
Report
The Muslim World After 9/11
Examines the major dynamics that drive changes in the religio-political landscape of the Muslim world, the effects of 9/11, the global war on terrorism, and the war in Iraq, and their implications for global security and U.S. and Western interests.
Dec 10, 2004
Report
Confronting the "Enemy Within": Security Intelligence, the Police, and Counterterrorism in Four Democracies
Reviews four countries' domestic intelligence services to inform debate concerning the advantages and disadvantages of creating a similar structure, separate from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the United States.
Aug 14, 2004
Report
Hitting America's Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry
Assesses the vulnerabilities of the agricultural sector and the food chain to a deliberate act of biological terrorism and explores the likely outcomes of a successful attack
May 2, 2004
Research Brief
Agroterrorism: What Is the Threat and What Can Be Done About It?
This research brief describes work documented in Hitting America’s Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry (MG-135-OSD).
2004
Research Brief
Confronting the "Enemy Within": What Can the United States Learn About Counterterrorism and Intelligence from Other Democracies?
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation was widely criticized for failing to prevent the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and some U.S. policymakers reacted by proposing a new domestic intelligence service devoted solely to counterterrorism. To inform the debate, the RAND Corporation analyzed domestic intelligence agencies in four other democracies.
2004
Report
The Office of Science and Technology Policy Blue Ribbon Panel on the Threat of Biological Terrorism Directed Against Livestock
Focuses on the nation's emergency management infrastructure and prioritizes a future research and development portfolio for thwarting potential terrorist bio-attacks against U.S. livestock and related produce.
2004
Research Brief
U.S. Strategy in the Muslim World After 9/11
In light of 9/11 and the war on terrorism, it is important for U.S. leaders to develop a shaping strategy toward the Muslim world. This study describes a framework to identify major ideological orientations within Islam, examines critical cleavages b...
2004
Report
The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Reconciling U.S. National Security and Public Health Policy
This study offers a comprehensive analysis of the security implications of the spread of infectious diseases, including case studies of HIV/AIDS in South Africa and major public health challenges currently confronting the United States.
2003
Report
Terrorism and Development: Using Social and Economic Development to Inhibit a Resurgence of Terrorism
Examines the social and economic development policies enacted by Israel, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom to inhibit a resurgence of terrorism within their jurisdictions, with the aim of informing U.S. decisionmakers as they develop policy to counter terrorism.
2003
Testimony
The Bio-Terrorist Threat to Agricultural Livestock and Produce
Testimony presented before the Government Affairs Committee of the United States Senate on November 19, 2003.
2003
Journal Article
Pakistan Faces Up to Need for Reform
The president of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf has promised to deal with the ongoing criminal activity going in the nation.
2003
Periodical
RAND Review: Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer 2003
Discusses how lessons from the past have not yet been applied to American efforts at nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq; also examines troop deployment, infectious diseases, workers' compensation, and the health consequences of prisoner release.
2003
Report
Security in the Nation's Capital and the Closure of Pennsylvania Avenue: An Assessment
Alternatives to closure of Pennsylvania Avenue for protecting the White House.
2002
Journal Article
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba Leads the Kashmiri Insurgency
The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has become one of the main centres of extremist Islamic activity in South Asia.
2002
Research Brief
The New Face of Insurgency
What are the external sources of support for insurgencies today? What motivates the different sources of support? How do different sources of support contribute to insurgent movements?
2002
Periodical
RAND Review: Vol. 26, No. 2, Summer 2002
Surveys RAND research conducted since Sept. 11, 2001, that examines the dimensions of the terrorist threat and potential responses to it, and issues such as global priorities, oversees deployments, homeland security, and state and local initiatives.
2002
Report
Trends in Outside Support for Insurgent Movements
Outside supporters, including state and non-state sponsors, of insurgent movements offer various forms of assistance to insurgents based on a wide range of motivations.
Nov 20, 2001
Report
Australian Foreign and Defense Policy in the Wake of the 1999/2000 East Timor Intervention
Examines key developments leading to the deployment of the International Peacekeeping Force for East Timor (INTERFET) and assesses the impact of this intervention on Canberra's future defense, security, and foreign policy planning.
2001
Report
Colombian Labyrinth: The Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency and Its Implications for Regional Stability
The authors find that instability in Colombia stems from the interaction and synergies of the underground drug economy and armed challenges to the state's authority.
2001
Report
Indonesia's Transformation and the Stability of Southeast Asia
The authors examine the trends and dynamics that are driving Indonesia's transformation, outline possible strategic futures and their implications for regional stability, and identify options the United States might pursue in the critical challenge of influencing Indonesia's future course.
2001
Research Brief
Drugs and Insurgents in Colombia: A Regional Conundrum
The study concludes by examining possible scenarios for Colombia's future, assessing their implications for the security of neighboring states and suggesting how U.S. policy toward the region might best be redefined.
2001
Research Brief
Indonesia's Future: Challenges and Implications for Regional Stability and U.S. Security Interests
The challenges facing Indonesia and their implications for U.S. policy are the focus of a new RAND study
2001
Testimony
Terrorism, Infrastructure Protection and the U.S. Food and Agricultural Sector
Testimony presented before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, U.S. Senate on October 10, 2001.
2001