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Ungoverned territories : understanding and reducing terrorism risks / Angel Rabasa ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Prevention--Case studies.
- Terrorism.
- Political stability--Case studies.
- Political stability.
- Security, International.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (397 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ungoverned 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 and what makes some ungoverned territories more conducive to a terrorist or insurgent presence than others. On the basis of this ground-breaking analytical work, they identify three types of ungoverned territories and their effects on U.S. securit
- Contents:
- Understanding lack of governance
- Dimensions of ungovernability
- Dimensions of conduciveness
- Comparative analysis of case studies
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Case study : the Pakistani-Afghan border region
- Case study : the Arabian Peninsula.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-352) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-18107-2
- 9786611181079
- 0-8330-4265-3
- OCLC:
- 476119995
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