Sharing the Dragon's Teeth Terrorist Groups and the Exchange of New Technologies

Terrorist groups--both inside and outside the al Qaeda network--sometimes form mutually beneficial partnerships to exchange "best practices." These exchanges provide terrorist groups with the opportunity to innovate (i.e., increase their skills and expand their reach). Understanding how te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cragin, R. Kim
Other Authors: Chalk, Peter, Daly, Sara A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica RAND Corp. 2007, 2007
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One
  • Introduction; Understanding Terrorist Threats; Methodology and Parameters; Monograph Structure; Chapter Two
  • Organizational Theory and Terrorism; Pursuing New Technologies; Absorbing New Technologies Successfully; Conclusions; Chapter Three
  • Mindanao: A Mecca for Transnational Terrorism in Southeast Asia; Background: Islamic Militant Groups in Mindanao; Rationalizing the Exchange of Technology andKnowledge; Identifying Exchanges in Mindanao; Contextualizing the Exchanges; Key Judgments
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-114)