Improving the U.S. Military’s Understanding of Unstable Environments Vulnerable to Violent Extremist Groups
Author | : David E. Thaler |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 117 |
Release | : 2013-12-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780833081643 |
ISBN-13 | : 0833081640 |
Rating | : 4/5 (640 Downloads) |
Download or read book Improving the U.S. Military’s Understanding of Unstable Environments Vulnerable to Violent Extremist Groups written by David E. Thaler and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 insurgency, terrorism, and other extremist violence and instability to inform military decisions on allocation of analytic and security assistance resources.