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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Libicki, Martin C
• Sisson, Melanie
• Chalk, Peter

Titel

Exploring terrorist targeting preferences

Ort / Verlag

Santa Monica, CA : RAND

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Chapter One -- Introduction; Chapter Two -- What Drives al Qaeda's Choice of Targets?; The al Qaeda Targeting Process: Four Hypotheses; Some Observations on Rationality; Alternatives to Rational Action; Organization; Chapter Three -- Hypothesis Testing: Quantitative and Qualitative Measures; Measuring Intent; Modeling Intent; Testing Hypotheses Against Past Attacks; Chapter Four -- Hypothesis Testing: Al Qaeda Statements and Expert Observations; Al Qaeda's Reading of History Suggests the Leverage ofTerrorism
• Governments spend billions to protect against terrorism. Might it help to understand what al Qaeda would achieve with each specific attack? This book examines various hypotheses of terrorist targeting: is it (1) to coerce, (2) to damage economies, (3) to rally the faithful, or (4) a decision left to affiliates? This book analyzes past attacks, post hoc justifications, and expert opinion to weigh each hypothesis