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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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Rabasa, Angel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2007]
Subjects:
Terrorism > Prevention > Case studies.
Political stability > Case studies.
Security, International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Political stability.
Terrorism > Prevention.
Terrorismus.
Bekämpfung.
Sicherheitspolitik.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 364 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-352) and index.
ISBN:9780833042651
0833042653
1281181072
9781281181077