Improving the U.S. Military's Understanding of Unstable Environments Vulnerable to Violent Extremist Groups Insights from Social Science

• Main Author: Thaler, David E. (auth)
• Other Authors: Brown, Ryan Andrew (auth), Gonzalez, Gabriella C. (auth), Mobley, Blake W. (auth), Roshan, Parisa (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2013
• Subjects: Warfare & defence; Espionage & secret services; Terrorism, armed struggle; Political Science; History
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

For over a decade, operations associated with irregular warfare have placed large demands on U.S. ground forces and have led to development of new Army and Joint doctrine. This report helps analysts identify and assess twelve key factors that create and perpetuate environments susceptible to insurge...