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

• Autore: Jenkins Brian Michael
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (43 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.3/2/0973
• Soggetto topico: War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Terrorism; Terrorism - Government policy - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Military policy
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Countering al Qaeda
• ISBN: 0-8330-3407-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910219990703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II