Pathway Indicators Analysis of Pakistan
South Asia II: NSI Pathway Indicators–Pakistan’s Future: Analysis of the Fragmentation and Muddling Through Hypotheses. Authors: Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois, Dr. Belinda Bragg, Danielle Brickman, Sarah Canna, Abigail Desjardins, George Popp, Robert Popp, and Richard Williams (NSI, Inc). This report supported SMA’s Geopolitical Stability in South Asia project. For additional information, please visit the South Asia […]
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Pak-StaM Stability Model Analysis of Pakistan
Pak-StaM Analysis Drivers of Stability & Instability in Pakistan. Author: Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois, et al. (NSI, Inc). This report supported SMA’s Geopolitical Stability in South Asia project. For additional information, please visit the South Asia project page. This report addresses a number of key questions regarding the factors that underpin stability and instability in Pakistan. […]
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South Asia Stability: Academic Consortium
South Asia Stability Assessment Academic Consortium. Author | Editor: Popp, G., Canna, S. & St. Claire, C. (NSI, Inc). This report supported SMA’s Geopolitical Stability in South Asia project. For additional information, please visit the South Asia project page. The Strategic Multi-layer Assessment (SMA) office provides planning support to the Combatant Commands with complex operational […]
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Towards a Framework for Dealing with Potential Unintended Consequences of Influence Activities
Towards a Framework for Dealing with Potential Unintended Consequences of Influence Activities Authors | Editors: Ackerman, G. (National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism); Asal, V. (University at Albany, State University of New York); Canna, S. (NSI, Inc.); Davis, P. (RAND and Pardee RAND Graduate School); DeRouen, K. (University of Alabama); Helfstein, S. (Combatting Terrorism Center […]
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Influencing Violent Extremists: Focus on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
Influencing Violent Extremists: Focus on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Author | Editor: Desjardins, A. & Adelman, J. (NSI, Inc). In 2010 the Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment (SMA) office saw a need to bring academics, practitioners, and individuals from all branches of the United States government together to discuss the current research and debate […]
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Countering Violent Extremism: Scientific Methods & Strategies (2011 Edition)
Countering Violent Extremism: Scientific Methods & Strategies (2011 Edition) Author | Editor: Fenstermacher, L. & Leventhal, T. (Air Force Research Laboratory). [Note: There is a revised edition, released in 2015.) If there were a simple solution for countering violent extremism, a solution would have been found centuries ago. Countering violent extremism successfully requires a balanced […]
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Afghan Cooperation with ISAF Development Projects
Cooperation Under the Shadow of the Future: Explaining Low Levels of Afghan Cooperation with ISAF Development and Security Projects. Author | Editor: Geva, N. & Bragg, B. (NSI, Inc). This project addresses two major interrelated objectives. The first objective is a substantive one: we are interested in better understanding why Afghan participation in ISAF and […]
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Discourse Analysis of In- and Out-Group Arabic News
Analysis of Discourse Accent and Discursive Practices Indicators & Warnings Practices I&W. Author | Editor: Toman, P., Kuznar, L., Baker, T. & Hartman, A. (NSI, Inc). Because 1) discourse is not neutral, and 2) people differentiate between in-groups and out- groups, discourse almost always reflects an individual’s in-group and out-group assumptions. Boundary maintenance between groups […]
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Counter and Delegitimize Violent Extremism
Defining a Strategic Campaign for Working with Partners to Counter and Delegitimize Violent Extremism Workshop. Author | Editor: Arana, A., Baker, T. & Canna, S. (NSI, Inc). Dr. Hriar Cabayan, OSD, welcomed the participants on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD), the State Department (DoS), and the RAND Corporation to the Defining a Strategic […]
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African-American Women Depression & Ethnic Identity
Depression and ethnic identity among African-American women. Author: Settles, I., Navarrete, C. D., Polansky (Pagano), S., Abdou, C. & Sidanius, J. Abstract This study examines direct, interactive, and indirect effects of racial identity and depression in a sample of 379 African American women. Results indicated that higher racial private and public regard were associated with […]
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