Ungoverned Territories: Understanding and Reducing Terrorism Risks

by Peter Chalk, Theodore W. Karasik, Steven Boraz, et al.

Book Overview

Ungoverned territories-failed or failing states or ungoverned areas within otherwise viable states-generate a myriad of security problems and often become terrorist sanctuaries. Using a two-tiered framework applied to eight cases from around the globe, the authors illustrate the conditions that give rise to ungoverned territories, contributing to our understanding of what makes some ungoverned territories more conducive to a terrorist or insurgent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833041525
• ISBN13: 9780833041524
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"