LEADER 02518nam 2200577 a 450 001 996320194403316 005 20240516134747.0 010 $a0-8330-6033-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000183080 035 $a(EBL)876741 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000611296 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11974004 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000611296 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10666682 035 $a(PQKB)10338974 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL876741 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10539336 035 $a(OCoLC)857364742 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC876741 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000183080 100 $a20120126d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAl Qaeda in its third decade$b[electronic resource] $eirreversible decline or imminent victory? /$fBrian Michael Jenkins 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRAND$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (33 p.) 225 0 $aOccasional paper Al Qaeda in its third decade 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-6025-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aAl 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?. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aTerrorism$zUnited States 606 $aTerrorism$zUnited States$xPrevention 606 $aNational security$zUnited States 615 0$aTerrorism 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 615 0$aNational security 676 $a363.325 700 $aJenkins$b Brian Michael$0891518 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996320194403316 996 $aAl Qaeda in its third decade$91991304 997 $aUNISA