| Terrorist Decision-Making: A Leader-Centric Approach Contributor(s): Mintz, Alex (Author), Chatagnier, Tyson (Author), Samban, Yair (Author) |
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ISBN: 036719628X ISBN-13: 9780367196288 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| LCCN: 2019030295 |
| Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book analyzes a series of decisions by leaders of three major terrorist organizations and identifies a unique Decision DNA for each of them. The authors use the Applied Decision Analysis methodology to examine organizational and operational decisions made by the leaders of three major groups: Hezbollah (Hassan Nasrallah), Hamas (Khaled Mashal), and al-Qaeda (Osama bin Laden). Decisions that were of critical importance to each organization are identified and anaylzed, to uncover the particular decision rule employed by the leader in question and to establish their Decision DNA. A Decision DNA is unique to each leader and can be used to explain previous decisions or predict future choices. The authors demonstrate that the findings presented can be used to promote effective counterterrorism measures, and they provide a series of policy implications that arise from their examination of each leader. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorist studies, political violence, security studies, and Middle Eastern politics. |