Simple models to explore deterrence and more general influence in the war with al-Qaeda /
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| Author / Creator: | Davis, Paul K., 1943- |
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| Imprint: | Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010. |
| Description: | xi, 36 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Occasional paper ; OP-296-OSD Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-296-OSD. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8114383 |
| Summary: | Deterring terrorism is best approached as part of a broad effort to influence all elements of a terrorist system, and simple, conceptual models of decisionmaking can help in understanding how to affect others1 behavior. The paper lays out a theory of how to use influence to affect elements of a terrorist system, touching on root causes, individual motivation, public support, and likely factors in the decisionmaking of terrorist organizations. |
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| Item Description: | "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." |
| Physical Description: | xi, 36 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0833049798 9780833049797 |