Terrorism and Asymmetric Conflict in Southwest Asia : Geneva, Switzerland, June 23-25, 2002

Annotation At two earlier RAND-GCSP workshops in 1999 and 2001, participants examined roles for NATO in the Middle East and TurkeyÃ's challenges as both a European and Middle Eastern actor. The 2002 workshopÃ's agenda focused on terrorism and asymmetric conflict in Southwest Asia, from both a regional and global perspective. Continued instability in Southwest Asia has required a series of costly U.S. military interventions and is likely to pose a security problem in the future, as the United States becomes increasingly dependent on the regionÃ's supply of cheap oil. The workshopÃ's 26 experts from Europe and the United States held discussions based around four main themes: military lessons from the Afghan campaign, terrorism and asymmetric warfare, regional dimensions of the conflict, and Euro-Atlantic relations in Southwest Asia. Since September 11, 2001, developments in Afghanistan, in the Middle East and the Gulf, and in trans-Atlantic relations have combined to pose serious questions for European and U.S. policy toward terrorism, Southwest Asia, and the conduct of international relations more generally. Although the United States and Europe share similar interests in relation to Southwest Asia, they have adopted divergent tactics toward the region On June 23-25, 2002, RAND's Center for Middle East Public Policy and the Geneva Center for Security Policy held a workshop on terrorism and asymmetric conflict in Southwest Asia. Discussions were organized around four themes: military lessons from the Afghan campaign, terrorism and asymmetric warfare, regional dimensions of the conflict, and Euro-Atlantic relations in Southwest Asia. Although the United States and Europe share similar interests in relation to Southwest Asia, they have adopted divergent tactics toward the region Preliminaries......Page 1 Introduction......Page 4 Military Lessons......Page 5 Terrorism and Asymmetric War......Page 8 Regional Dimensions......Page 10 Euro-Atlantic Relations in Southwest Asia......Page 12 Concluding Observations......Page 14 WORKSHOP ON TERRORISM AND ASYMMETRIC CONFLICT IN SOUTHWEST ASIA......Page 16 WORKSHOP ON TERRORISM AND ASYMMETRIC CONFLICT IN SOUTH WEST ASIA......Page 18 Workshop sponsored by RAND's Center for Middle East Public Policy (CMEPP) and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) was held in Geneva, Switzerland, June 23-25, 2002. This conference was the third in a series of collaborative efforts by GCSP and RAND in the area of security policy. The workshop focused on both global and regional aspects of the terrorist threat Shahram Chubin, Jerrold D. Green, Andrew Rathmell (rapporteur). Geneva, Switzerland, June 23-25, 2002. Cf-181-cmepp/gcsp. On June 23-25, 2002, Rand's Center For Middle East Public Policy (cmepp) And The Geneva Centre For Security Policy (gcsp) Held A Workshop Focusing On Terrorism And Asymmetric Conflict In Southeast Asia. Number 3 In A Series. Report of a workshop sponsored by RAND's Center for Middle East Public Policy and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, held June 23-25 2002. The workshop focused on both global and regional aspects of the terrorist threat At previous RAND-GCSP workshops in 1999 and 2001, participants examined, respectively, possible roles for NATO in the Middle East and the challenges to Turkey as both a European and Middle Eastern actor.