Case studies of 11 terrorist groups in Mindanao, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and southwest Colombia show how these groups have exchanged technologies and knowledge in an effort to innovate (i.e., improve their operational capabilities). The analysis provides national security policymakers with insight into the innovation process and suggests ways that government policies can create barriers to terrorists1 adoption of new technologies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary; Introduction; Organizational Theory and Terrorism; Mindanao: A Mecca for Transnational Terrorism in Southeast Asia; West Bank and Gaza: Israel as the Common Enemy; Southwest Colombia: A Safe Haven for Mutually Beneficial Exchanges; Policy Implications; Appendix; Bibliography.