Terrorist decision-making a leader-centric approach / Alex Mintz, John Tyson Chatagnier and Yair Samban.

Author/creator Mintz, Alex, 1953-
Other author Chatagnier, John Tyson, 1982-
Other author Samban, Yair, 1977-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Description1 online resource
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Subjects

SeriesContemporary terrorism studies
Abstract "This book analyzes a series of decisions by leaders of three major terrorist organizations and identifies a unique 'Decision DNA' for each of them. The authors use the Applied Decision Analysis methodology to examine organizational and operational decisions made by the leaders of three major groups: al-Qaeda (Osama bin Laden), Hamas (Khaled Mashal), and Hezbollah (Hassan Nasrallah). Decisions that were of critical importance to each organization are identified and anaylzed, in order to uncover the particular criteria employed by the leader in question and to establish their 'Decision DNA'. The Decision DNA is unique to each leader and can be used to explain and predict subsequent choices. The authors demonstrate that the findings presented can be used to promote effective counter-terrorism measures, and they provide a series of policy implications that arise from their examination of each leader. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorist studies, political violence, security studies and Middle Eastern politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Mintz, Alex, 1953- Terrorist decision-making Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020. 9780367196288
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019030296
ISBN9780429203527 (ebook)
ISBN(hardback)

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