Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 2: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups

Name: Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 2: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups
Author: Brian A. Jackson
ISBN: 9780833040770

by Brian A. Jackson, John C. Baker, Peter Chalk, Kim Cragin, John V. Parachini

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Overview

Better ways are needed to understand how terrorist groups increase their effectiveness and become more dangerous. Learning is the link between what a group wants to do and its ability to actually do it; therefore, a better understanding of group learning might contribute to the design of better measures for combating terrorism. This study analyzes current understanding of group learning and the factors that influence it. It presents detailed case studies of learning in five terrorist organizations and develops a methodology for ascertaining what and why groups have learned, providing insights into their learning processes.

About the Author, Brian A. Jackson

* John C. Baker is a technology policy analyst at RAND specializing in commercial observation satellite issues. As a former research staff member at George Washington University's Space Policy Institute, he directed the South China Sea Remote Sensing pro

* Peter Chalk (PhD, political science, University of British Columbia) is an associate political scientist at RAND. Expertise includes South East Asia, international terrorism, terrorism and other emerging threats.