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Title Ungoverned territories : understanding and reducing terrorism risks / Angel Rabasa [and others].

Imprint Santa Monica, CA : RAND, ©2007.
Publication Info. ©2007
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Description 1 online resource (xxxii, 364 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-352) and index.
Contents Understanding lack of governance -- Dimensions of ungovernability -- Dimensions of conduciveness -- Comparative analysis of case studies -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Case study : the Pakistani-Afghan border region -- Case study : the Arabian Peninsula.
Note Print version record.
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.
Language English.
Subject Terrorism -- Prevention -- Case studies.
Political stability -- Case studies.
Security, International.
Terrorisme -- Prévention -- Études de cas.
Stabilité politique -- Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
Political stability
Security, International
Terrorism -- Prevention
Terrorismus
Bekämpfung
Sicherheitspolitik
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Added Author Rabasa, Angel.
In: Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR
Other Form: Print version: Ungoverned territories. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, ©2007 9780833041524 0833041525 (DLC) 2007023733 (OCoLC)144570843
ISBN 9780833042651 (electronic bk.)
0833042653 (electronic bk.)
1281181072
9781281181077
9786611181079
6611181075
0833041525
9780833041524
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DEBBG BV043152138
DEBBG BV044127927
DEBSZ 396150799
DEBSZ 422158925
GBVCP 1008650358
NZ1 14239754

 
    
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