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

By: Cragin, Kim.
Contributor(s): Gerwehr, Scott, 1968- | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corp., 2005Description: xvii, 116 p. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Terrorism | Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention | United States -- Strategic aspects | United States -- Foreign relations | United States -- InfluenceGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 363.32/0973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 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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363.32/0973 (Browse shelf) Available

"MG-184-RC."

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.

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

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.