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Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences

Author

Libicki, Martin C. ; Sisson, Melanie W. ; Melanie Sisson ; Chalk, Peter

Year

2007

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Type

BOOK

Category

Political Science

Language

English

Pages

131

ISBN

978-0-83304-248-4

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09-Sep-2024

Keywords

POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General;POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism

Description

Governments spend billions to protect against terrorism. Might it help to understand what al Qaeda would achieve with each specific attack? This book examines various hypotheses of terrorist targeting: is it (1) to coerce, (2) to damage economies, (3) to rally the faithful, or (4) a decision left to affiliates? This book analyzes past attacks, post hoc justifications, and expert opinion to weigh each hypothesis.

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