Ending Terrorism : Lessons for defeating al-Qaeda
Audrey Kurth. Cronin
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (87 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Ending Terrorism; Copyright Page; Contents; Glossary; Introduction; Chapter One. The Strategies of Terrorism; Coercion and compellence; Understanding strategies of leverage; Democracies and strategies of leverage; Chapter Two. Historical Patterns in Ending Terrorism; Myths about the end of terrorism; Examining how terrorist campaigns have ended; Implications for counter-terrorism; Chapter Three. Ending Al-Qaeda; The logic of al-Qaeda's strategy; Terrorism's strategic triad; How might al-Qaeda end?; A strategy to end al-Qaeda: counter-mobilisation; Beyond al-Qaeda. - Conclusion:A Post al-Qaeda WorldNotes. - Like all other terrorist movements, al-Qaeda will end. While it has traits that exploit and reflect the current international context, it is not utterly without precedent: some aspects of al-Qaeda are unusual, but many are not. Terrorist groups end according to recognisable patterns that have persisted for centuries, and they reflect, among other factors, the counter-terrorist policies taken against them. It makes sense to formulate those policies with a specific image of an end in mind. Understanding how terrorism ends is the best way to avoid being manipulated by the tactic. There
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| ISBN | 0415450624. - 9780415450621
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