Ryan Decoding Al-Qaeda's Strategy

The Deep Battle Against America
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-231-53327-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare

The first book to draw a blueprint for defeating al-Qaeda on ideological rather than military grounds.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ryan, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamismus, Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Note on Transliteration
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Historical Roots of al-Qaeda's Ideology
2. The Leadership Inspires a New Strategy
3. Jihad as Revolution
4. An Action Plan for Savagery
5. The Jihadist Legacy of Abu Mus'ab al-Suri
Conclusion: What It All Means
Appendix 1: Translation of "Revolutionary Wars"
Appendix 2: Translation of "Fourth-Generation Warfare"
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Leseproben

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Über Autor(innen)

Michael W. S. Ryan, a senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation, studied Arabic in Egypt and received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He served as a senior executive in the U.S. Departments of State and Defense and as vice president of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Middle East Institute. He lives in Virginia.