Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences

Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences
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Publisher : Rand Corporation
Total Pages : 131
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ISBN-10 : 9780833039132
ISBN-13 : 083303913X
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Book Synopsis Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences by : Martin C. Libicki

Download or read book Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences written by Martin C. Libicki and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al Qaeda seeks a restored caliphate free of Western influence, using terror as its means. But how does terrorism serve the ends of Al Qaeda? Based on the analysis of 14 major terrorist attacks, this book seeks to understand its strategic logic and suggest what types of U.S. targets it might seek and why. It examines four different hypotheses : coercion, damage, rally and franchise, to link means and ends.


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