Ungoverned Territories Understanding and Reducing Terrorism Risks

• Main Author: Rabasa, Angel (auth)
• Other Authors: Boraz, Steven (auth), Chalk, Peter (auth), Cragin, Kim (auth), Karasik, Theodore W. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2007
• Subjects: International relations; Warfare & defence; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Using a two-tiered framework areas applied to eight case studies from around the globe, the authors of this ground-breaking work seek to understand the conditions that give rise to ungoverned territories and make them conducive to a terrorist or insurgent presence. They also develop strategies to im...