Understanding Terrorist Ideology

Abstract

This variation, by its very nature, makes it somewhat difficult to identify overarching patterns in how terrorist ideologies might motivate individuals and sympathetic communities on a global level. Having said that, I am going to attempt to generalize the findings from our research as much as possible, while still providing examples of nuances in the messages and appeal of terrorist ideology whenever appropriate. For the remainder of my testimony, I will address two basic questions. First, how have al-Qa'ida leaders and other likeminded ideologues reached out to individuals and communities? And, second, how have individuals and communities responded to this appeal?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 12, 2007
Accession Number
ADA473406

Entities

People

  • R. Kim Cragin

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Corporations
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Radicalization
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design