Daniel Byman

Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement

What Everyone Needs to Know(r)

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Produktbeschreibung

A sharp and concise overview of Al Qaeda, from its humble origins in the mountains of Afghanistan to the present, explaining its perseverance and adaptation since 9/11 and the limits of U.S. and allied counterterrorism efforts

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 141mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 325g
• ISBN-13: 9780190217266
• ISBN-10: 019021726X
• Artikelnr.: 42396871

Autorenporträt

Daniel Byman is Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service: author of A High Price and Deadly Connections.

Inhaltsangabe

* Contents
* Introduction
* Chapter One: History
* What Was Impact of the Anti-Soviet Jihad on the Jihadist Movement?
* Did the United States Fund Bin Laden and Al Qaeda?
* Why Was Al Qaeda Founded?
* What Did Al Qaeda Do in the Sudan?
* What Were Al Qaeda's Initial Goals?
* Why Did Al Qaeda Focus on the United States?
* What Was the Role of Egyptian Militants during Al Qaeda's Formative
Years?
* What Was Al Qaeda's Relationship with the Taliban before 9/11?
* Chapter Two: Key Attacks and Plots
* Why Were the 1998 Embassy Attacks So Important?
* What Were Al Qaeda's Most Important Attacks before 9/11?
* How Did Al Qaeda Carry Out the 9/11 Attacks?
* Could the 9/11 attacks have been prevented?
* How Did Al Qaeda Justify the 9/11 Attacks?
* What was the fallout from the 9/11 attacks for Al Qaeda?
* What Attacks Has Al Qaeda Done Since 9/11?
* Chapter Three: Strategy and Tactics
* What Are Al Qaeda's Goals Today?
* Does Al Qaeda Have a Strategy?
* How Did Al Qaeda Become a Suicide Bombing Factory?
* How Dangerous Are Lone Wolves?
* What Do You Learn in an Al Qaeda Training Camp?
* Could Al Qaeda Get a Nuclear Weapon?
* Should We Laugh at Al Qaeda?
* Chapter Four: Ideas and Influences
* Key Schools of Thought that Influence Salafi Jihadism
* Who Are the Key Thinkers Jihadists Admire and Read?
* How Does Al Qaeda Differ from the Muslim Brotherhood?
* Why Do Other Jihadists Criticize Al Qaeda?
* How Does Al Qaeda Justify Killing Civilians?
* What Themes Does Al Qaeda Push in Its Propaganda?
* Chapter Five: Organization and Recruitment
* Why Was Bin Laden Such an Effective Leader?
* How Does Ayman al-Zawahiri differ from Bin Laden?
* How Is Al Qaeda Organized?
* So Why Does Al Qaeda Make So Many Mistakes?
* Is There an Al Qaeda Profile?
* How Does Al Qaeda Recruit?
* What is the Role of War?
* What Is the Role of the Internet?
* Where Does Al Qaeda Get Its Money?
* How Does Al Qaeda Spend Its Money?
* Chapter Six: Friends and Enemies
* How Did the 2003 Iraq War Shape Al Qaeda?
* How Does Al Qaeda View Iran and the Shi'a?
* Is Saudi Arabia Secretly Supporting Al Qaeda?
* Why Does Pakistan Support Jihadists?
* What Is the Relationship between Pakistan and Al Qaeda?
* Why Doesn't Pakistan Cooperate More with the United States?
* How Important Is Israel?
* How Do Muslims Perceive Al Qaeda and Why Does It Matter?
* How Did the Arab Spring Affect Al Qaeda?
* Chapter Seven: Beyond the Al Qaeda Core
* What Are the Key Al Qaeda Affiliates?
* Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
* Al Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb
* Al Shebaab
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JN)
* What About Like-Minded but Unaffiliated Groups?
* What's In It for Al Qaeda? What's In It for the Affiliates?
* What are the limits of cooperation?
* Does the Al Qaeda Core control the Salafi-jihadist movement anymore?
* So What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Al Qaeda?
* The Islamic State
* Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
* What Should We Call This Group?
* Where Did the Islamic State Come from?
* Why Did the Islamic State Fight with Al Qaeda?
* What Does the Islamic State Want?
* How Strong Is the Islamic State?
* How Does the Islamic State Publicize Its Cause?
* What is the Khorasan Group?
* Is the Islamic State a Terrorist Threat to the American Homeland?
* Why Did the United States Go to War with the Islamic State?
* Chapter Nine: Counterterrorism
* Isn't Diplomacy Worthless when It Comes to Fighting Terror?
* What Role Does the Legal System Play?
* What about military tribunals, Guantanamo, and other post-9/11 legal
measures?
* What Is "Rendition " and Why Is It So Controversial?
* How Do We Go After Al Qaeda's Money?
* What is the Role of Military Force?
* What About Drones and Other Air Strikes?
* Do Drones and Other Controversial Tools Result in "Blowback? "
* How Do We Collect Intelligence on Al Qaeda?
* How Do Tools Change When Fighting Affiliate Movements? The Broader
Cause as a Whole?
* How do we win the war of ideas?
* What is the role of allied governments threatened by terrorists?
* How Does Al Qaeda Adapt?
* How do you counter radicalization?
* What threat does Al Qaeda pose today to Europe? To the United States?
* Can We Defeat Al Qaeda and the Broader Jihadist Movement?
* How Is Fighting the Islamic State Different from Fighting Al Qaeda?
* What Else Should I Read If I Want to Learn More?