| How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering Al Qa'ida Contributor(s): Jones, Seth G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833044656 ISBN-13: 9780833044655 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $31.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: All terrorist groups eventually end. But how? Most modern groups have ended because they joined the political process or local police and intelligence agencies arrested or killed key members. This has significant implications for dealing with al Qa1ida and suggests fundamentally rethinking post-9/11 U.S. counterterrorism strategy: Policing and intelligence, not military force, should form the backbone of U.S. efforts against al Qa1ida. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| LCCN: 2008025194 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: All terrorist groups eventually end. But how? Most modern groups have ended because they joined the political process or local police and intelligence agencies arrested or killed key members. This has significant implications for dealing with al Qa'ida and suggests fundamentally rethinking post-9/11 U.S. counterterrorism strategy: Policing and intelligence, not military force, should form the backbone of U.S. efforts against al Qa'ida. |