Dissuading terror [electronic resource] : strategic influence and the struggle against terrorism / Kim Cragin, Scott Gerwehr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corp., 2005.Description: xvii, 116 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 363.32/0973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6431 .C724 2005eb
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in electronic form via the RAND Corporation Web site.
Contents:
Animosity towards the United States. Support for radical Islam. Violence as political activism. Scope and methodology. Report structure -- The theoretical underpinnings of strategic influence. The psychological objectives of persuasion. The necessary sequence of events and timing. Key judgements -- Theory into practice : what influence can hope to achieve. Methods of influence -- Performance measures. The dangers of failure. Key judgements -- Potential audiences in Muslim communities. Yemen. Germany. Indonesia. Key judgements -- Implications for the struggle against terrorism. Guiding principles. Translating the principles to policy. Conclusion -- New challenges ahead.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-116).

Animosity towards the United States. Support for radical Islam. Violence as political activism. Scope and methodology. Report structure -- The theoretical underpinnings of strategic influence. The psychological objectives of persuasion. The necessary sequence of events and timing. Key judgements -- Theory into practice : what influence can hope to achieve. Methods of influence -- Performance measures. The dangers of failure. Key judgements -- Potential audiences in Muslim communities. Yemen. Germany. Indonesia. Key judgements -- Implications for the struggle against terrorism. Guiding principles. Translating the principles to policy. Conclusion -- New challenges ahead.

Also available in electronic form via the RAND Corporation Web site.

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