Improving the U.S. military's understanding of unstable environments vulnerable to violent extremist groups : insights from social science /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thaler, David E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2013]
Subjects:
Irregular warfare > United States.
Military doctrine > United States.
Social sciences > Research > United States.
Insurgency.
Terrorism > Prevention.
Political violence.
Guerre irrégulière > États-Unis.
Doctrines militaires > États-Unis.
Sciences sociales > Recherche > États-Unis.
Révoltes.
Terrorisme > Prévention.
Violence politique.
terrorism.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Irregular warfare.
Military doctrine.
Social sciences > Research.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Gaining insights into unstable, conflict-prone environments through social science lenses
  • Factors associated with environments vulnerable to conflict
  • Relationships among factors: Peru and Nepal case studies
  • utilizing the factors for analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Factors from joint and Army doctrine
  • Appendix A: Factor matrix
  • Appendix C: Cross-matching 12 factors with RAND case studies on 30 counterinsurgencies.

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