This book is unlike other RAND publications. While it is based in part on objective research, particularly as it applies to knowing the enemy, it also includes the personal reflections of someone who has thought about terrorism for decades. I initiated RAND's research on terrorism in 1972 with a simple memorandum that observed that this phenomenon was likely to spread and increase and could create serious problems for the United States and its allies; therefore, I proposed, we should take a serious look at it.... reader will find strong personal opinions on these pages. There is much...

This book provides an array of answers to the question, In the ten years since the 9/11 attacks, how has America responded? In a series of essays, RAND authors lend a farsighted perspective to the national dialogue on 9/11 s legacy; assess the military, political, fiscal, social, cultural, psychological, and moral implications of U.S. policymaking since 9/11; and suggest options for effectively dealing with the terrorist threat in the future.

Proceedings of a workshop aimed at developing strategies to cope with asymmetric conflict in all its dimensions, including military operations, human rights and the role of law, media, public opinion and political warfare, international diplomacy, internal politics of democracies, and preserving civil liberties. Participants noted that military superiority does not count as it did in the past and that finding formulas for success is difficult.