Rebel Groups as Learning Organizations: Insights from ISIS, the Houthis, and the Taliban

• In Event: Foreign Policy under Pressure: Organizational Dynamics, Strategy, and Security Challenges in the Middle East

Brief Overview

Drawing on research on organizational learning, this paper explores the mechanisms through which rebels learn to govern territory that they control. It provides case evidence from Syria (ISIS), Yemen (the Houthis), and Afghanistan (the Taliban).

Author

• Michael Makara, University of Central Missouri