Saudi Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Identifying and Applying Lessons Learned

Abstract

In analyzing Saudi counter-terrorism strategy, this project examines the effectiveness of concentrating efforts on treating the causes rather than reacting to the symptoms, and seeks to identify lessons from Saudi and related counter terrorism experience to find ways to be proactive rather than reactive. Also this research will compare whether results have been more positive from applying force and violence or when showing mercy and leniency. Analysis from these lessons learned will be applied to recommend ways to integrate all means, "direct and indirect," to yield more effective results. The core question this research seeks to answer is, in countering terrorism, is "Can a stick-and-carrot system work, with an ideological enemy?"

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589108

Entities

People

  • Yahya Alqahtani

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crime
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.