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Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
The author presents a clear-sighted and sobering analysis of where we are today in the struggle against terrorism. Jenkins, an internationally renowne...
"Brian Michael Jenkins goes beyond what the experts know about terrorists' efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, nuclear black markets, "suitcase bombs,...
How Societies Recover from Pandemics
A look at the long history of epidemics and pandemics provides an enthralling account of what we can expect of a post-COVID world In a concise, author...
America's Response to Terrorism
This book provides a multifaceted array of answers to the question, In the ten years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, how has America responded? In a...
Building on past studies of terrorism and low-level conflict, this report attempts to describe how contemporary international terrorism, which the aut...
An Appreciation of the Situation and Suggestions for Strategy
This monograph reviews events since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and discusses the current state of al Qaeda and the kinds of actions ...
Statements by Vietnamese Military and Civilian Leaders
The Fall of South Vietnam is a unique military history. It contains a wealth of original material gathered from former military and civilian officials...
Based on research initiated in the 1970s, this paper questions whether a no-ransom policy can be shown to be an effective deterrent. It reviews recent...
While our attention understandably is focused on the war in Iraq, the worldwide war against al Qaeda and affiliated terrorist enterprises continues Un...
Choosing the Right Target
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This paper is based on testimony before the House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, U.S. House of Representativ...
A New Mode of Conflict
The author briefly discusses what terrorism is, how it operates, how and why it seeks especially international attention. The author further discusses...
Radicalization and Recruitment to Jihadist Terrorism in the United States Since 9/11
Since 9/11, "homegrown terrorists" have planned or implemented terrorist activities, supported others' terrorist activities, or become radicalized in ...
A New Kind of Warfare
An Executive Overview
Incidents of Jihadist Terrorist Radicalization in the United States Since September 11, 2001
This paper examines the extent of jihadist radicalization in the United States, discusses who is being recruited, and assesses the domestic terrorist ...
Some Preliminary Observations
For approximately the past three years, The Rand Corporation, under the joint sponsorship of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Dep...
A Chronology (1974 Supplement) : a Report
A chronological listing and description of incidents of international terrorism, prepared as a supplement to R-1597, International Terrorism: A Chrono...
A Review of 48 Embassy Takeovers, 1971-1980
As part of its research on the phenomenon of terrorism, The Rand Corporation has maintained a chronology of incidents of international terrorism. This...
Mexico's Violence and American Security
One of the world's leading terrorist experts, soberly assesses the threat within Mexico's borders and without: powerful criminal gangs, financed by he...
Some Policy Implications
As the ongoing conflict in Syria enters its third year, persistent uncertainty regarding the circumstances on the ground, potential outcomes, and long...
Infrastructure, Cyber and Agricultural Dimensions
This assessement, carried out for California's Office of Emergency Services, examines the vulnerabilities of the state's critical physical infrastruct...
The Current Infighting Will Test Al Qaeda's Brand
Terrorists often resolve internal disputes the old-fashioned way: They kill each other. Battles between rival rebel groups and within terrorist organi...
The Challenge for Democracies Facing Asymmetric Conflicts : Proceedings of a RAND-Israel Democracy Institute Workshop, December 3-4, 2014
Proceedings of a workshop aimed at developing new strategies to cope with asymmetric conflict in all its dimensions, including military operations, hu...
A Chronology, 1968-1974
An International Conference on Terrorism and Low-level Conflict
Overshadowed by events of grander scale-India's invasion of Pakistan, the October War the fall of Vietnam, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the war ...
Evolving Terrorist Threats and the Continuing Challenges of Domestic Intelligence Collection and Information Sharing
This report summarizes the discussions at a seminar organized and hosted by the RAND Corporation at which a group of acting and former senior governme...
Executive Summary
A Chronology (1974 Supplement)
The author attempts to explain North Vietnamese military strategy and North Vietnamese reasons for continuing the war....
After Four Decades, It's Time for a Fundamental Review
"Aviation security is costly, controversial, and contentious; no other security measures directly affect such a large portion of the country's populat...