Combating Daesh: A Socially Unconventional Strategy

Abstract

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, commonly referred to as Daesh, has taken the world by storm and is exhibiting no signs of relenting. Desperate to degrade and ultimately destroy Daesh, yet afraid to mire itself in another Middle Eastern conflict, the United States is relying on a minimalist strategy through military partnerships and air support. This research contends that this fairly conventional approach is ineffective. This thesis offers an alternative strategy to counter Daesh by utilizing social network analysis (SNA) to analyze Daesh s network and then apply principles of social movement theory (SMT) to encourage Daesh's implosion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA632413

Entities

People

  • Derek J. Raymond

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combat Areas
  • Connective Tissue
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Social Media
  • Social Networks
  • Societies
  • Sociology
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies