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Terrorism and Counterintelligence

How Terrorist Groups Elude Detection

By: Blake W. Mobley

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Terrorism and Counterintelligence

How Terrorist Groups Elude Detection

By: Blake W. Mobley

Protecting information, identifying undercover agents, and operating clandestinely—efforts known as counterintelligence—are the primary objectives of terrorist groups evading detection by intelligence and law enforcement officials. Some strategies work well, some fail, and those tasked with tracking these groups are deeply invested in the difference. Discussing the challenges terrorist groups face as they multiply and plot international attacks, while at the same time providing a framework for decoding the strengths and weaknesses of their counterintelligence, Blake W. Mobley provides an indispensable text for the intelligence, military, homeland security, and law enforcement fields. He outlines concrete steps for improving the monitoring, disruption, and elimination of terrorist cells, primarily by exploiting their mistakes in counterintelligence. A key component of Mobley's approach is to identify and keep close watch on areas that often exhibit weakness. While some counterintelligence pathologies occur more frequently among certain terrorist groups, destructive bureaucratic tendencies, such as mistrust and paranoia, pervade all organizations. Through detailed case studies, Mobley shows how to recognize and capitalize on these shortcomings within a group's organizational structure, popular support, and controlled territory, and he describes the tradeoffs terrorist leaders make to maintain cohesion and power. He ultimately shows that no group can achieve perfect secrecy while functioning effectively and that every adaptation or new advantage supposedly attained by these groups also produces new vulnerabilities.

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Columbia University Press

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0231528094

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The Fragile Dictator

Counterintelligence Pathologies in Authoritarian States

By: Carl A. Wege,Blake W. Mobley

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The Fragile Dictator

Counterintelligence Pathologies in Authoritarian States

By: Carl A. Wege,Blake W. Mobley

This book examines digital mass surveillance in authoritarian regimes, highlighting the role of security services. It argues that globalization hasn't diminished dictatorships, and urges Western countries to adopt new strategies to counter digitally-enhanced authoritarianism, which poses a growing challenge to liberal democracies.

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Lexington Books

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1666938130

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9781666938135

Improving the U.S. Military’s Understanding of Unstable Environments Vulnerable to Violent Extremist Groups

Insights from Social Science

By: David E. Thaler,Ryan Andrew Brown,Gabriella C. Gonzalez,Blake W. Mobley,Parisa Roshan

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Improving the U.S. Military’s Understanding of Unstable Environments Vulnerable to Violent Extremist Groups

Insights from Social Science

By: David E. Thaler,Ryan Andrew Brown,Gabriella C. Gonzalez,Blake W. Mobley,Parisa Roshan

For over a decade, operations associated with irregular warfare have placed large demands on U.S. ground forces and have led to development of new Army and Joint doctrine. This report helps analysts identify and assess twelve key factors that create and perpetuate environments susceptible to insurgency, terrorism, and other extremist violence and instability to inform military decisions on allocation of analytic and security assistance resources.

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Rand Corporation

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0833084216

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9780833084217

Terrorism and Counterintelligence

How Terrorist Groups Elude Detection

By: Blake W. Mobley

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How Terrorist Groups Elude Detection

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Terrorism and Counterintelligence

Terrorism and Counterintelligence

The Fragile Dictator

The Fragile Dictator

Improving the U.S. Military’s Understanding of Unstable Environments Vulnerable to Violent Extremist Groups

Improving the U.S. Military’s Understanding of Unstable Environments Vulnerable to Violent Extremist Groups

Terrorism and Counterintelligence

Terrorism and Counterintelligence

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