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Jan 1, 2009

Female Survival Calculations in Politically Violent Settings: How Political Violence and Terrorism Are Viewed as Pathways to Life

This article seeks to demonstrate that evolutionary theory provides intriguing insights into two phenomena that observers find difficult to understand: political violence and female political violence.
Commentary

Dec 21, 2008

Backlash Against Terror

The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, are part of a disturbing trend across the Muslim world of groups that target civilians in the name of Islam. Less visible to Western eyes, but potentially just as significant, is a growing backlash among Muslims who condemn such attacks as unethical, writes Seth Jones.
Commentary

Dec 18, 2008

In Iraq, a Different Kind of Drama Stages a Message of Reconciliation

While female suicide bombers in Iraq have been getting all the headlines, a very different cadre of women has emerged on the scene with the opposite goal of forging peace and paving over the sectarian differences. Above all, these activists want to take back the streets and neighborhoods of their country, write Edward O'Connell and Cheryl Benard.
Commentary

Nov 30, 2008

Terrorists Have to Be Lucky Once; Targets, Every Time

The 9/11 tragedy was a catalyst that accelerated the pace of the changes in the UK security model that were already occurring due to the waning threat of terrorism from the IRA and the growing threat from those who espoused an ideology of violent jihadism. The changes took place in three main areas, writes Lindsay Clutterbuck.
Commentary

Aug 7, 2008

Probing Why Women Kill in Iraq

A significant emphasis has been placed on female suicide bombers' tactical success, and efforts to determine why they kill focus on al-Qaida's recruitment of women. But little attention is paid to the personal motivation women have for killing themselves and dozens of innocents around them, writes Farhana Ali.
Commentary

Jul 30, 2008

Dressed To Kill: Why the Number of Female Suicide Bombers is Rising in Iraq

Muslim female suicide bombers are on the rise.... But for those of us who have studied the phenomenon, the assaults should not come as a surprise, writes Farhana Ali.
Research

May 21, 2008

An Argument for Documenting Casualties: Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006

The authors examine available open-source data on Iraqi civilian fatalities and assess problems associated with previous collection efforts. They present a more robust dataset and propose a framework for future data gathering in Iraq and beyond.
Commentary

Mar 19, 2008

Finding Common Ground in an Uncommon Nation

Cheryl Benard and Ed O'Connell write about their time in Syria discovering creative outlets in media, such as how a director in a country known for defending terrorism could produce "entertainment" that portrayed quite the opposite.
Press

Mar 11, 2008

U.S. Failed to Monitor and Adapt to Insurgent Trends in Iraq

The inability of the United States to monitor insurgent trends in Iraq and apply new counterinsurgency tactics led many Iraqi civilians to side with sectarian groups, propelling the country to the brink of civil war.
Commentary

May 7, 2007

Afghanistan: Why Canada Should Stay

Afghanistan: Why Canada Should Stay, in the Toronto Star.
Research Summary

May 2, 2007

Getting Inside the Terrorist Mind

This research brief summarizes three new RAND monographs: one focuses on terrorists' defenses against counterterrorist technologies; another details terrorist technology- and knowledge-sharing; a third explores terrorist targeting preferences.
Commentary

Apr 18, 2007

Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution

Published commentary by RAND staff: Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution, in Washingtonpost.com.

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Female Survival Calculations in Politically Violent Settings: How Political Violence and Terrorism Are Viewed as Pathways to Life

Backlash Against Terror

In Iraq, a Different Kind of Drama Stages a Message of Reconciliation

Terrorists Have to Be Lucky Once; Targets, Every Time

Probing Why Women Kill in Iraq

Dressed To Kill: Why the Number of Female Suicide Bombers is Rising in Iraq

An Argument for Documenting Casualties: Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006

Finding Common Ground in an Uncommon Nation

U.S. Failed to Monitor and Adapt to Insurgent Trends in Iraq

Afghanistan: Why Canada Should Stay

Getting Inside the Terrorist Mind

Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution

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Related Topics

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

Error

Female Survival Calculations in Politically Violent Settings: How Political Violence and Terrorism Are Viewed as Pathways to Life

Backlash Against Terror

In Iraq, a Different Kind of Drama Stages a Message of Reconciliation

Terrorists Have to Be Lucky Once; Targets, Every Time

Probing Why Women Kill in Iraq

Dressed To Kill: Why the Number of Female Suicide Bombers is Rising in Iraq

An Argument for Documenting Casualties: Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006

Finding Common Ground in an Uncommon Nation

U.S. Failed to Monitor and Adapt to Insurgent Trends in Iraq

Afghanistan: Why Canada Should Stay

Getting Inside the Terrorist Mind

Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution

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