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Title Ungoverned territories : understanding and reducing terrorism risks / Angel Rabasa [and others].

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xxxii, 364 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-352) and index.
Contents Understanding lack of governance -- Dimensions of ungovernability -- Dimensions of conduciveness -- Comparative analysis of case studies -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Case study : the Pakistani-Afghan border region -- Case study : the Arabian Peninsula.
Note Print version record.
Summary Ungoverned territories-failed or failing states or ungoverned areas within otherwise viable states-generate all manner of security problems and can become terrorist sanctuaries. Using a two-tiered framework areas applied to eight case studies from around the globe, the authors seek to understand the conditions that give rise to ungoverned territories and what makes some ungoverned territories more conducive to a terrorist or insurgent presence than others. On the basis of this ground-breaking analytical work, they identify three types of ungoverned territories and their effects on U.S. securit.
Subject Terrorism -- Prevention -- Case studies.
Political stability -- Case studies.
Security, International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
Political stability. (OCoLC)fst01069883
Security, International. (OCoLC)fst01110895
Terrorism -- Prevention. (OCoLC)fst01148123
Terrorismus
Bekämpfung
Sicherheitspolitik
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
Added Author Rabasa, Angel.
Other Form: Print version: Ungoverned territories. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, ©2007 9780833041524 0833041525 (DLC) 2007023733 (OCoLC)144570843
ISBN 9780833042651 (electronic bk.)
0833042653 (electronic bk.)
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