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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800155503321

Autore

Mastors Elena <1969, >

Titolo

Breaking al-Qaeda : psychological and operational techniques / / Elena Mastors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : Taylor and Francis, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-429-25613-2

1-4822-3012-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Classificazione

COM053000POL012000POL037000

Disciplina

363.325/16

363.32516

Soggetti

Terrorism - Prevention

Terrorism - Psychological aspects

Terrorists - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; Author; Chapter 1: The Road to Breaking Al-Qaeda; Chapter 2: The Origination and Continuation of the Threat; Chapter 3: The Mentality of the Threat; Chapter 4: The Business of Influence; Chapter 5: Breaking Individuals; Chapter 6: Breaking Groups; Chapter 7: Breaking Relationships between Groups; Chapter 8: The Final Break; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the killing of Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda network he inspired is still alive and well and in some places, thriving. The rise and persistence of the radical threat must be viewed through a fusion of psychology, sociology, and organization development and human behavior theory. Breaking Al-Qaeda Psychological and Operational Techniques, Second Edition serves to educate those on the front line, as well as strategic planners and thinkers on the subject. Focusing on the background and history of Al-Qaeda, developments in recent years, and how and where Al Qaeda is spreading, it examines the current state of the terrorist network and what the organization and individual cells are doing to recruit, plan, and carry out attacks against the West. The book also investigates intelligence and counterterror methods to



garner information on Al Qaeda and steps that are being taken to counter the continuing threat.The author explores recent developments related to the Arab spring, and addresses how the Al-Qaeda network continues to expand especially in Egypt, Yemen, Somalia, Mali, and Syria. Illustrating the shifting message and ideology of Al-Qaeda since the death of Osama bin Laden, the text describes how regional and international governments can utilize intelligence and apply counterterror measures to break relationships between groups--