Inside al qaeda examines the leadership, ideology, structure, strategies, and tactics of the most violent politicoreligious organization the world has ever seen. Al qaeda birth of the network in approximately 1989, bin laden and codefendant muhammad atef founded al qaeda, an international terrorist group. Advisors help groups define local goals and targets. But the jihadist spectrum is also far more diverse today than it was on 911.
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A final chapter treats the al qaeda threat and the international response. Inside al qaeda by rohan gunaratna overdrive rakuten. The most sophisticated analysis of global jihadis yet published. This work is a detailed account of al qaedas network on a global scale. Based on five years of research, it sheds crucial new light on al qaedas role in financing and training terrorists in asia, africa, the caucuses. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. This is an incomplete list of books about al qaeda. While in public al qaeda has justified those attacks declaring that, for the establishment of a state of true believers, they are a necessary evil, in private al qaeda has been advising its local affiliates to refrain from killing muslims. Alqaeda has played the long game, and it may prove to be a more enduring model than the islamic state. Pdf inside al qaeda and the taliban download full pdf.
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The definitive work on al qaeda, this book is based on five years of research, including extensive interviews with its members. Together, isis and al qaeda pose complementary threats to global security. Global network of terror years ago, but some information has since remained with me. Alqaeda is a shadowy terrorist network organized by osama bin laden as detailed below, and probably consists of cells of terrorists and support groups that provide financial aid, publicity, shelter and recruiting facilities for al qaeda. It is the tenets of the authors that this survival despite global war on terror. Rather, al qaeda refers to the loose network of affiliated groups that share bin. May 15, 2020 global inside al qaeda as the undoubtedly best popular book on al qaida, which i have read so far. Pbs s newshour offers streaming video and a transcript of its report on the intricacies of al qaeda, its financial network, its recruiting practices, and its ties to other terrorist groups. But inside the secret state, many analysts believe that the ties between boko haram and al qaeda global leadership go much deeperand are about more than a little seed money. Global network of terror, presented on the enduring terrorist threat. While al qaeda conducted one major attack every year prior to 911, al qaeda and its associated groups have conducted one attack every three months since 911.
Andrews, scotland, and honorary fellow at the international policy institute for counterterrorism in israel. Al qaedas public and private responses to this violence differ greatly. Isis, al qaeda in talks for terror merger washington times. Inside al qaeda examines the leadership, ideology, structure, strategies and tactics of the most violent politicoreligious organization the world has ever seen. Al qaeda has played the long game, and it may prove to be a more enduring model than the islamic state. Global network of terror, published by columbia university press. In the security community, the terrorist attacks of 11 september 2001 drew. Al qaeda will continue its efforts to encourage key regional affiliates and jihadist networks to pursue a global agenda.
The paradoxically inclusive nature of al qaeda core continues into this period, as there is a slight tendency for aqc to interact with groups that are not in line with their objectives, as compared to the slight tendency of the rest of the network to stay within their ingroup, with regards to aqcs ideology, though that effect appears to be weakening compared to the previous time period. Peter bergen is the author of holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama. Al qaeda is the first multinational terrorist group of the twentyfirst century and it confronts the world with a new kind of threat. An incisive study of the notorious terrorist organization examines the leadership, ideology, tactics, and finances of al qaeda. From the negative feedback i have seen, i think most people were anticipating it to be a reference style of book that tells all in one volume. With its meticulous reconstruction of names, dates, and events, inside al qaeda belongs to the genre of police. The evolution of al qaedas global network and al qaeda. Although it is the most hunted terrorist group in history, the campaign of holy war unleashed by alqaeda is likely to outlive itself and the current generation of islamists. Terrorism, social movements, and international security. The alqaeda political philosophy is radical islamism the doctrine that governments must be forced to. Although it is the most hunted terrorist group in history, the campaign of holy war unleashed by al qaeda is likely to outlive itself and the current generation of islamists. Conflict combatant 1 combatant 2 result tajikistani civil war 19921997 tajikistan russia uzbekistan kazakhstan kyrgyzstan turkmenistan china india unmot austria bangladesh bulgaria czech republic denmark ghana hungary indonesia jordan nepal nigeria. A few al qaeda regional affiliates and jihadist networks have exhibited an intent or capability to attack inside the homeland. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only.
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