02497nam 2200577 a 450 991014128110332120240617065603.00-8330-6033-3(CKB)2670000000183080(EBL)876741(SSID)ssj0000611296(PQKBManifestationID)11974004(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000611296(PQKBWorkID)10666682(PQKB)10338974(Au-PeEL)EBL876741(CaPaEBR)ebr10539336(OCoLC)857364742(MiAaPQ)EBC876741(EXLCZ)99267000000018308020120126d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAl Qaeda in its third decade irreversible decline or imminent victory? /Brian Michael Jenkins1st ed.Santa Monica, Calif. RAND20121 online resource (33 p.)Occasional paper Al Qaeda in its third decadeDescription based upon print version of record.0-8330-6025-2 Includes bibliographical references.Al Qaeda in its third decade : irreversible decline or imminent victory? -- Is Al Qaeda on the ropes or still a serious threat? -- How has Bin Laden's death affected the organization? -- What is the effect of the Arab Spring? -- How much of a threat do homegrown terrorists pose? -- So why does Al Qaeda think victory is imminent? -- What will happen in Afghanistan? -- How will we know when to stop?.This essay examines a number of issues concerning the status of al Qaeda more than ten years after 9/11, including whether America has won the operational battle but lost the ideological contest; whether homegrown terrorism is a growing threat; whether maintaining American troops in Afghanistan is essential; and whether the United States ought to declare on its own an end to the war on al Qaeda.TerrorismUnited StatesTerrorismUnited StatesPreventionNational securityUnited StatesTerrorismTerrorismPrevention.National security363.325Jenkins Brian Michael891518MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910141281103321Al Qaeda in its third decade1991304UNINA