Decoding Al-qaeda's Strategy - The Deep Battle Against America

Informationen zum Autor Michael W. S. Ryan! a senior fellow at The Jamestown Foundation! studied Arabic in Egypt and received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He served as a senior executive in the U.S. Departments of State and Defense and as vice president of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Middle East Institute. He lives in Virginia. Klappentext Ryan uniquely examines the Salafist Jihadist roots of al-Qaeda ideology and the contributions of its most famous founders! Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri! in a political-military context. He also reads the Arabic-language works of lesser known theoreticians who have played an instrumental role in framing al-Qaeda's so-called "war of the oppressed." These authors readily cite the guerrilla strategies of Mao! Che Guevara! and the mastermind of the Vietnam War! General Giap. They also incorporate the arguments of American theorists writing on "fourth generation warfare." By examining these texts! readers experience events as insiders see them! and by concentrating on the activities and pronouncements of al-Qaeda's thought leaders! especially in Yemen! they discern the direct link between al-Qaeda's tactics and trends in anti-U.S. terrorism. Ryan shows al-Qaeda's political-military strategy to be a revolutionary and largely secular departure from a classic Muslim conception of jihad! adding an invaluable dimension to the operational! psychological! and informational strategies already deployed by America's military in the region. Zusammenfassung The first book to draw a blueprint for defeating al-Qaeda on ideological rather than military grounds. Inhaltsverzeichnis Note on TransliterationAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Historical Roots of Al-Qaeda's Ideology2. The Leadership Inspires a New Strategy3. Jihad as Revolution4. An Action Plan for Savagery5. The Jihadist Legacy of Abu Mus'ab al-SuriConclusion: What It All MeansAppendix 1: Translation of "Revolutionary Wars"Appendix 2: Translation of "Fourth-Generation Warfare"NotesBibliographyIndex ...

Product details

• Authors: Michael Ryan, Michael W S Ryan, Michael W. S. Ryan, Ryan Michael W. S.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2013
• EAN: 9780231163842
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16384-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 236 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare; Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Politics & government, Terrorism, armed struggle, Religious and theocratic ideologies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities