The Jihadist threat : the re-conquest of the West? / Paul Moorcraft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moorcraft, Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Islamic countries.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Jihad.

Islamic countries.

IS (Organization).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.

Summary:

"This timely and controversial book examines the international and domestic threats to the West from Jihadism. It joins the dots in the Middle East, Asia and Africa and explains what it means for the home front, mainly Britain but also continental Europe and the USA. More Brits are trying to join the Islamic State than the reserve forces. Why? It puts the whole complex jigsaw together without pulling any punches. After briefly tracing the origins of Jihadism from the time of the Prophet, The Jihadist Threat analyses the fall-out from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and how far these fuelled the rise of the self-styled Islamic State and other terror groups and the extent these pose to European society. Finally, the Author offers suggestions for defeating this existential threat to the Western way of life. Professor Paul Moorcraft, currently the Director of the Centre for Foreign Policy Analysis, London, has long worked at the heart of the British security establishment and has operated as a war correspondent in over thirty conflict zones since Afghanistan in the 1980s, often alongside frontline Jihadists..."--Publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction : what is the threat?

The origins of Jihadism

The renaissance of Jihadism

The War on Terror

The Arab Spring unsprung

The rise of the Islamic State

Inside the Caliphate

The home front

Elephants in the room

Future options.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 17, 2016).

ISBN:

9781473856806

1473856809

9781473856820

1473856825