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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219990703321

Autore

Jenkins Brian Michael

Titolo

Countering al Qaeda [[electronic resource] ] : an appreciation of the situation and suggestions for strategy / / Brian Michael Jenkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2002

ISBN

0-8330-3407-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (43 p.)

Disciplina

363.3/2/0973

Soggetti

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Terrorism

Terrorism - Government policy - United States

United States Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MR-1620-RC."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE; CONTENTS; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two UNDERSTANDING THE ENEMY; THE EMERGENCE OF AL QAEDA; PROCESS, PLANNING, AND MISSION; CHANGED PERCEPTIONS OF THE TERRORIST THREAT; THE AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11: AL QAEDA'S VIEW; SOME REALISTIC ASSUMPTIONS; Chapter Three STRATEGY FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE WAR ON TERRORISM

Sommario/riassunto

Having achieved its initial goals in the war on terrorism, the United States is now in a second, more complex phase of the campaign.  This monograph reviews events since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and discusses the current state of the al Qaeda organization and the kinds of actions that can be expected of it in the foreseeable future.  Because al Qaeda constitutes the most serious immediate threat to the security of the United States, it is imperative that the campaign against terrorism remain focused and pragmatic.  This monograph outlines and describes the essential, central elements