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Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Daniel Byman

Published in Print:: 01 October 2015

Published Online:: 12 November 2020

eISBN:: 9780197569092

DOI:: 10.1093/wentk/9780190217259.001.0001

Format:: book

ISBN:: 9780190217259

On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism forever ... More

On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism forever and unleashed a whirlwind of counterterrorism activity and two major wars had been on the scene long before that eventful morning. In Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know, Daniel L. Byman, an eminent scholar of Middle East terrorism and international security who served on the 9/11 Commission, provides a sharp and concise overview of Al Qaeda, from its humble origins in the mountains of Afghanistan to the present, explaining its perseverance and adaptation since 9/11 and the limits of U.S. and allied counterterrorism efforts. The organization that would come to be known as Al Qaeda traces its roots to the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Founded as the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, Al Qaeda achieved a degree of international notoriety with a series of spectacular attacks in the 1990s; however, it was the dramatic assaults on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 9/11 that truly launched Al Qaeda onto the global stage. The attacks endowed the organization with world-historical importance and provoked an overwhelming counterattack by the United States and other western countries. Within a year of 9/11, the core of Al Qaeda had been chased out of Afghanistan and into a variety of refuges across the Muslim world. Splinter groups and franchised offshoots were active in the 2000s in countries like Pakistan, Iraq, and Yemen, but by early 2011, after more than a decade of relentless counterterrorism efforts by the United States and other Western military and intelligence services, most felt that Al Qaeda's moment had passed. With the death of Osama bin Laden in May of that year, many predicted that Al Qaeda was in its death throes. Shockingly, Al Qaeda has staged a remarkable comeback in the last few years. In almost every conflict in the Muslim world, from portions of the Xanjing region in northwest China to the African subcontinent, Al Qaeda franchises or like-minded groups have played a role. Al Qaeda's extreme Salafist ideology continues to appeal to radicalized Sunni Muslims throughout the world, and it has successfully altered its organizational structure so that it can both weather America's enduring full-spectrum assault and tailor its message to specific audiences. Authoritative and highly readable, Byman's account offers readers insightful and penetrating answers to the fundamental questions about Al Qaeda: who they are, where they came from, where they're going-and, perhaps most critically-what we can do about it.Less

Authoritarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Erica Frantz

Published in Print:: 15 November 2018

Published Online:: 12 November 2020

eISBN:: 9780197569641

DOI:: 10.1093/wentk/9780190880194.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780190880194

Despite the spread of democratization following the Cold War’s end, all signs indicate that we are currently seeing a resurgence of authoritarianism. Around forty percent of the world’s ... More

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Peter W. Singer and Allan Friedman

Published in Print:: 23 January 2014

Published Online:: 12 November 2020

eISBN:: 9780197570081

DOI:: 10.1093/wentk/9780199918096.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199918096

Dependence on computers has had a transformative effect on human society. Cybernetics is now woven into the core functions of virtually every basic institution, including our oldest ones. ... More

Sanctions: What Everyone Needs to Know^®

Bruce W. Jentleson

Published in Print:: 09 January 2022

Series:: What Everyone Needs to Know

Published Online:: 26 January 2023

eISBN:: 9780197598801

DOI:: 10.1093/wentk/9780197530313.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780197530313

Even before the extensive sanctions imposed on Russia for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, it was hard to browse the news without seeing reports of yet another set of sanctions. The US has ... More

Secession and State Creation: What Everyone Needs to Know®

James Ker-Lindsay and Mikulas Fabry

Published in Print:: Oct 2022

Series:: What Everyone Needs to Know

Published Online:: Jan 2023

eISBN:: 9780197668115

DOI:: 10.1093/wentk/9780190494056.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780190494056

What makes a state? This question has attracted more and more attention in recent years with Catalan's illegal vote for independence from Spain and Palestine's ongoing search for ... More

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