The global Jihadist movement / Angel Rabasa ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rabasa, Angel.

United States. Air Force.

Project Air Force (U.S.)

Series:

Beyond al-Qaeda ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorists.

Terrorism--Government policy--United States.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Qaida (Organization).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This two-part RAND project aims to increase understanding of future threats from terrorist and other extremist organizations. Part One examines al-Qaeda and how it has changed since 9/11 and looks at terrorist groups in the jihadist movement that may not formally be part of al-Qaeda but have assimilated al-Qaeda's worldview and concept of mass-casualty terrorist attacks.

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Al-Qaeda's Ideology and Propaganda; Chapter Three - Strategy, Structure, and Operational Evolution; Chapter Four - Al-Qaeda's Finances; Chapter Five - Al-Qaeda's Operational Planning Cycle; Chapter Six - The al-Qaeda Nebula; Chapter Seven - South Asian Clusters; Chapter Eight - The Caucasus and Central Asia; Chapter Nine - The North and East African Clusters; Chapter Ten - The al-Zarqawi Networkd: Jordanian and Iraqi Jihadis

Chapter Eleven - The Southeast Asian ClusterChapter Twelve - Conclusions and Recommendations; Bibliography

Notes:

"MG-429-AF"--p. [4] of cover, v. 1.

"MG-430-AF"--p. [4] of cover, v. 2.

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

"Project Air Force."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8330-4104-5

1-4337-0941-4

OCLC:

437177368

Publisher Number:

9780833039309