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Informationen zum Autor Guido Steinberg is one of Germany¿s leading terrorism experts and works for the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik! SWP) in Berlin. An Islamicist by training! he has previously worked as an advisor on international terrorism in the German Federal Chancellery. Steinberg follows the formation of German-born militant networks in German cities and their radicalization and recruitment. He describes how these groups join up with al-Qaeda-affiliated organizations in Afghanistan and Pakistan! such as the Islamic Jihad Union! the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan! and the Taliban! and he plots the path that directly involves them in terrorist activities. Situating these developments within a wider global context! Steinberg interprets the expanding German scene as part of a greater internationalization of jihadist ideology and strategy! swelling the movement¿s membership since 9/11. Klappentext Since 2007! the German jihadist scene has become Europe¿s most dynamic! characterized by an extreme anti-Americanism! impressive international networks! and spectacular propaganda. German jihadists travel to Turkey! Chechnya! Pakistan! and Afghanistan! trading in jihadist ideologies and allying themselves with virulent organizations. Mapping the complicated interplay between jihadists¿ personal motivations and the goals and strategies of the world¿s major terrorist groups! Guido Steinberg provides the first analysis of German jihadism! its links to Turkey! and its growing! global operational importance. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsPrologue: Lone-Wolf Attacks and the Europlot1. Unlikely Internationalists: Putting German Jihadism into Perspective2. Two Hamburg Cells: A History of Jihadist Terrorism in Germany3. "A Second 9/11": The Sauerland Plot4. The Islamic Jihad Union5. The Turkish Dimension6. "Leaving Kuffaristan": Radicalization and Recruitment in Germany7. The German Taliban Mujahideen8. "The Worst Enemy of Islam": The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Against Germany9. Germans in the Taliban Stalingrad: Fighting the Kunduz Insurgency10. "This Is the Last Year America": Threats and ProspectsNotesIndex ...
