Ungoverned territories understanding and reducing terrorism risks
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND
©2007©2007, 2007
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | xxxii, 364 pages illustrations, maps |
| ISBN: | 6611181075 1281181072 9781281181077 0833041525 9786611181079 9780833041524 |