Destabilizing Terrorist Networks

摘要: Most people have at least an intuitive understanding of hierarchies, how they work, and to affect their behavior. However, covert organizations, such as terrorist network structures that are distinct from those in typical hierarchical organizations. Their structure is the organizations most western culture used dealing with. In particular, tend be more cellular distributed. As such, do not work instead seek think them hierarchies. analysis reveals trying destabilize a distributed using tactics designed for hierarchies likely ineffective. A secondary problem that despite vast quantities information on size, shape these networks, such, information incomplete possible erroneous. What needed set tools an approach assessing destabilization strategies decision context takes difficulties in account provides analysts with guidance alternative tactics. Such approach forwarded this paper. addition, initial lessons learned discussed. The particular extensible scales well groups composed 1000’s members.