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Additional authors

1. Jenkins, Brian Michael
2. Center for Middle East Public Policy (Rand Corporation), host institution

Description

1. xi, 80 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

1. "These proceedings summarize a workshop that researchers from the Israel Democracy Institute and RAND attended. The workshop is part of a collaborative effort aimed at developing new strategies to cope with asymmetric conflict in all its dimensions, including military operations, human rights and the role of law as it affects conflict, media, public opinion and political warfare, international diplomacy, the internal politics that come with democracy, and the preservation of civil liberties. The objective of this effort is to create an analytical framework, doctrines, and strategies that will enable democracies to effectively defend themselves against asymmetric threats while maintaining their commitment to democratic principles and humanitarian values. The proceedings presented here summarize two days of discussion that underscored the wide range and complexity of on- and--increasingly--off-the-battlefield issues that are part of contemporary conflict, the necessity of candid dialogue rather than the defense of established positions, and the objective of formulating the right questions instead of jumping to conventional answers. Underlying the discussions at the workshop was a sense of frustration that military superiority, even military success, no longer counts as it did in past conflicts. This was accompanied by a healthy humility about being able to find the correct formulas for success and concern that asymmetric conflicts are having a pernicious effect on the democracies being defended, luring them toward increasingly oppressive measures."--Back cover.

Subject

1. Asymmetric warfare -- 21st century -- Congresses
2. Terrorism -- Congresses

Contents

1. Chapter one. Introduction -- Chapter two. Welcomes ; Editor's Note -- Chapter three. Session One: The Changing Terrorist Threat and America's Evolving Response -- Opening Remarks / by Brian Michael Jenkins -- Discussion / led by General Yishal Beer -- Chapter four. Session Two: Distinctions in Asymmetric Warfare -- Opening Remarks / by Amichay Ayalon -- Discussion / led by Andrew Liepman -- Chapter five. Session Three: RAND Research on Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism -- Opening Remarks / by Colin Clarke, Patrick Johnston, Rick Brennan, Eric Larson, and David Johnson -- Discussion -- Chapter six. Session Four: From Warfare to Imagefare -- Opening Remarks / by Moran Yarchi -- Discussion / led by Todd Helmus -- Chapter seven. Session Five: Lawfare -- Opening Remarks / by Eli Bahar -- Discussion / led by George Jameson -- Chapter eight. Session Six: Political and Diplomatic Dimensions of Conflict--Lessons from Around the Globe -- Opening Remarks / by James Dobbins and Rick Brennan -- Discussion / led by Amichay Ayalon -- Chapter nine. Session Seven: A Review of the Initial Findings with Invited Guests -- Discussion / led by Amichay Ayalon and Brian Michael Jenkins -- Chapter ten. Session Eight: Next Steps -- Afterword -- Appendixes. A. Participant biographies ; B. Workshop agenda.

Call number

1. JFF 17-608

Language

1. English

Note

1. "CF-334-CMEPP"--Cover page 4.
2. "This workshop was conducted within the Center for Middle East Public Policy, part of International Programs at the RAND Corporation" --Page iv.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-80)

Author

1. Ayalon, Amichay, author.

Title

1. War by what means, according to whose rules? : the challenge for democracies facing asymmetric conflicts : proceedings of a RAND-Israel Democracy Institute workshop, December 3-4, 2014 / Amichay Ayalon, Brian Michael Jenkins.

Publisher

1. Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2015]

Copyright date

1. ©2015

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-80)

Connect to:

1. Link to electronic resource
2. (key findings, recommendations)

Added author

1. Jenkins, Brian Michael, author.
2. Center for Middle East Public Policy (Rand Corporation), host institution.

ISBN

1. 0833091697
2. 9780833091697

Research call number

1. JFF 17-608