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Deadly Connections
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 22.00Daniel Byman's hard-hitting book studies countries that support terrorist groups, examining the types of support they provide, their motivations, and the impact of such sponsorship. It also considers regimes that allow terrorists to raise money and recruit without providing active support. The experiences of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Saudi... more...
Understanding Proto-Insurgencies
RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95To gain the size and capabilities of an insurgency, a would-be insurgent movement must create a politically relevant identity; it must espouse a cause that is popular beyond the group; it must gain dominance over rival organizations; and it must find a sanctuary that provides respite from police, intelligence, and military services. Violence is instrumental... more...
A High Price
Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 21.99In the sixty-plus years of the Jewish state's existence, Israeli governments have exhausted almost every option in defending their country against terror attacks. Israel has survived and even thrived--but both its citizens and its Arab neighbors have paid dearly. In A High Price , Daniel Byman breaks down the dual myths of Israeli omnipotence and--conversely--ineptitude... more...
The Future Security Environment in the Middle East
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95This report identifies several important trends that are shaping regional security. It examines traditional security concerns, such as energy security and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as newer challenges posed by political reform, economic reform, civil-military relations, leadership change, and the information revolution.... more...
The Persian Gulf in the Coming Decade
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95Likely challenges to US interests in the Persian Gulf, key uncertainties and trends, and the implications of those trends for the USA are examined in this study. It concludes that while many trends in the region are positive, daunting problems remain. more...
Things Fall Apart
Brookings Institution Press 2007; US$ 22.95Examines how civil wars - including those in Lebanon, Chechnya and Kosovo - have affected other nations. This book draws from these lessons to produce recommendations for US policy, should a full-scale civil war break out in Iraq. more...
Which Path to Persia?
Brookings Institution Press 2009; US$ 22.95Crafting a new policy toward Iran is a complicated, uncertain, and perilous challenge. Since it is an extremely complex society, with an opaque political system, it is no wonder that the United States has not yet figured out the puzzle that is Iran. With the clockticking on Irans pursuit of nuclear capabilities, solving this puzzle is moreurgent... more...
Iran's Security Policy in the Post-revolutionary Era
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This report assesses Iran's security policy, examining security institutions and the ambitions of the leaders, decisionmaking and Iran's relationships with other countries. more...
Coordinating the War on Terrorism
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95The federal government confronts a confounding array of choices about priorities and coordination in the war on terrorism. This Occasional Paper addresses how the war on terrorism should be coordinated within the executive branch of the federal government, in particular within the White House. more...
The Emergence of Peer Competitors
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This report presents a framework for intelligence analysts to use to think systematically about the potential for the rise of a peer competitor to the United States. Using exploratory techniques, the pathways of the various proto-peer and hegemon interactions are modelled. more...









