Sharing the Dragon's Teeth Terrorist Groups and the Exchange of New Technologies

Case studies of 11 terrorist groups in Mindanao, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and southwest Colombia show how these groups have exchanged technologies and knowledge in an effort to innovate (i.e., improve their operational capabilities). The analysis provides national security policymakers with ins...

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Main Author: Cragin, Kim (auth)
Other Authors: Chalk, Peter (auth), Daly, Sara A. (auth), Jackson, Brian A. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2007
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Summary:Case studies of 11 terrorist groups in Mindanao, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and southwest Colombia show how these groups have exchanged technologies and knowledge in an effort to innovate (i.e., improve their operational capabilities). The analysis provides national security policymakers with insight into the innovation process and suggests ways that government policies can create barriers to terrorists' adoption of new technologies.
ISBN:MG485DHS
9780833042491
9780833039156
Access:Open Access