Introduction -- Hezbollah and Hamas -- Other Islamist groups outside the al-Qaeda network -- The Iraqi insurgency -- Non-Islamist groups -- Antiglobalization movements -- The convergence of terrorism, insurgency, and crime -- Conclusions and recommendations. This book examines …
This book examines terrorist groups that, while not formally allied with al-Qaeda, pose a threat to Americans, at home and abroad, and to the security of our friends and allies. Although the temptation for policymakers is to set aside as less dangerous those groups that have not…
Examines violent terrorist groups that, while not formally allied with al-Qaeda, could pose a threat to Americans now or in the future and to the security of our friends and allies. The authors show how terrorists use criminal organizations and connections to finance their activ…
This book examines terrorist groups that, while not formally allied with al-Qaeda, pose a threat to Americans, at home and abroad, and to the security of our friends and allies.
This two-part RAND project aims to increase understanding of future threats from terrorist and other extremist organizations. Part Two examines other violent Islamist and non-Islamist groups, without known links to al-Qaeda, that threaten U.S. interests and allies and looks at t…
Examines violent terrorist groups that, while not formally allied with al-Qaeda, could pose a threat to Americans now or in the future and to the security of our friends and allies. The authors show how terrorists use criminal organizations and connections to finance their activ…
This book examines terrorist groups that, while not formally allied with al-Qaeda, pose a threat to Americans, at home and abroad, and to the security of our friends and allies. Although the temptation for policymakers is to set aside as less dangerous those groups that have not…
Introduction; Chapter Two: Approach; Chapter Three: Current Organization of Marine Corps Intelligence; Chapter Four: Literature on Organizational Design and Analytic Framework; Chapter Five: Strategic Intent and Organizational Assessment: USMC Intelligence Strategy, Plans, Doctr…
"As the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has grown in strength, it has needed to add intelligence capabilities. Since the end of the Cold War and, especially, since September 11, 2001, USMC intelligence has had to tailor its organization to meet the evolving demands of the operational e…
Introduction -- The IT sector -- IT in business and industry -- IT in government -- IT in society -- Key findings and prospects for the future. This work sheds light on Russia's role in the global Information Revolution. It examines the sources, dynamics, and consequences of Ru…
This work sheds light on Russia's role in the global Information Revolution. It examines the sources, dynamics, and consequences of Russia's increasing use of and reliance on information and communications technologies (IT) to improve the performance of its government institutio…
This work sheds light on Russia's role in the global Information Revolution. It examines the sources, dynamics, and consequences of Russia's increasing use of and reliance on information and communications technologies (IT) to improve the performance of its government institutio…
The Asian financial crisis in 1997-98 was a serious blow a thirty-year period of rapid growth in East and Southeast Asia. This book uses the Indonesia Family Life Surveys (IFLS) from late 1997 and late 2000 to examine changes in living standards for Indonesians from just before …