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Beyond al-Qaeda, Part 1
RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95This two-part RAND project aims to increase understanding of future threats from terrorist and other extremist organizations. Part One examines al-Qaeda and how it has changed since 9/11 and looks at terrorist groups in the jihadist movement that may not formally be part of al-Qaeda but have assimilated al-Qaeda's worldview and concept of mass-casualty... more...
Beyond al-Qaeda, Part 2
RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95This 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 the nexus between terrorism and organized crime. more...
Radical Islam in East Africa
RAND Corporation 2009; US$ 9.95American geopolitical interests and the potential threats to those interests are both on the rise in East Africa. The author places the spread of militant Islamism and the development of radical Islamist networks in East Africa in the broader context of the social, economic, and political factors that have shaped the regions security environment. more...
The Military and Democracy in Indonesia
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95The Indonesian military, with its tradition of secular nationalism, is one of the few institutions that cut across the divides of Indonesian society. As it continues to play a critical part in determining Indonesia?s future development, the military itself is undergoing profound change. The authors of this book explore the role of the military in politics... more...
Columbian Labyrinth: the Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency and Its Implications for Regional Stability
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95US policy toward Columbia has been driven to a large extent by counter-narcotics, but the evolving situation in that South American country confronts the US with as much of a national security as a drug policy problem. This work examines the sources of instability in the country. more...
Indonesia's Transformation and the Stability of Southeast Asia
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This study: examines the trends and dynamics that are driving Indonesia's transformation; outlines possible strategic futures and their implications for regional stability; and identifies options that the US might pursue in order to influence Indonesia's future course. more...
The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey
RAND Corporation 2008; US$ 9.95As a Muslim-majority country that is also a secular democratic state, a member of NATO, a candidate for membership in the European Union, a long-standing U.S. ally, and the host of Incirlik Air Base (a key hub for logistical support missions in Afghanistan and Iraq), Turkey is pivotal to U.S. and Western security interests in a critical area of the... more...
Ungoverned Territories
RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95Ungoverned territories-failed or failing states or ungoverned areas within otherwise viable states-generate all manner of security problems and can become terrorist sanctuaries. Using a two-tiered framework areas applied to eight case studies from around the globe, the authors seek to understand the conditions that give rise to ungoverned territories... more...
Money in the Bank--Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations
RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95As insurgent threats evolve and assume new forms, the United States must also evolve in its ability to counter potentially prolonged threats in several parts of the world. Because of the potential for global reach in contemporary insurgencies, the ability to draw on lessons learned from past counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns using different historical... more...
Building Moderate Muslim Networks
RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95Radical and dogmatic interpretations of Islam have gained ground in recent years in many Muslim societies via extensive Islamist networks spanning the Muslim world and the Muslim diaspora communities of North America and Europe. Although a majority throughout the Muslim world, moderates have not developed similar networks to amplify their message and... more...









