A persistent threat : the evolution of al Qa'ida and other Salafi jihadists /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand Corporation,
[2014]
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| Series: | Research report (Rand Corporation)
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| Online Access: | Related Electronic Resource: Publisher's web page for this work, including abstract, table of contents, and links to scanned depiction of full text and images: |
| Abstract: | "This report examines the status and evolution of al Qa'ida and other Salafi-jihadist groups, a subject of intense debate in the West. Based on an analysis of thousands of primary source documents, the report concludes that there has been an increase in the number of Salafi-jihadist groups, fighters, and attacks over the past several years. The author uses this analysis to build a framework for addressing the varying levels of threat in different countries, from engagement in high-threat, low government capacity countries; to forward partnering in medium-threat, limited government capacity environments; to offshore balancing in countries with low levels of threat and sufficient government capacity to counter Salafi-jihadist groups."--"Abstract" on web page. |
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| Item Description: | "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF). "RR-637-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper. "The research described in this report was prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)."--Verso of title page. "National Defense Research Institute."--Ttitle page. "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."--Title page. Includes index (pages 85-92) |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 92 pages : color graphs, color maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-83). |
| ISBN: | 0833085727 (pbk.) : 9780833085726 (pbk.) : |