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100 1 _aJONES Calvert
245 _aAssessing the dangers of illicit networks :
_b why al-Qaida may be less threatening than many think/
_c Calvert Jones
260 _c2008
520 _aThe article with a brief discussion of the term 'network' in the social sciences. It provides a review of the current literature on networks next highlight some limitations that raise doubts whether networks in general and clandestine networks in particular are as postulated in their ability to challenge states. In this article also clarify that paradigm, probe deeper into the consequences of the network structure and challenge conventional wisdom about network-based threats to states.
650 _aTERRORISM \x NETWORKS
650 _aNETWORKS
650 _aAL-QAIDA
773 _aInternational Security :
_g Vol.33, No.2, Fall 2008, pp.7-44. (68)
945 _i25660-1001
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999 _c11264
_d11264