Bibliograph

After bin Laden, Al Qaeda, the next generation, Abdel Bari Atwan

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After bin Laden, Al Qaeda, the next generation, Abdel Bari Atwan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

After bin Laden

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Abdel Bari Atwan

Sub title

Al Qaeda, the next generation

Summary

Osama bin Laden is dead, but Al Qaeda remains the CIA's "number one threat." The organization has evolved into a much more complex and far-flung entity. Moving well beyond the headlines, this new account of Al Qaeda offers readers a completely new understanding of the organization's aims, strategies, and fortunes in a new era of conflictDiscusses the current position of Al Qaeda and their possible future by studying firsthand accounts of members, their finances, their response to the Arab Spring, and their plans for the digital battlefield

Table Of Contents

The Arab Spring and Al Qaeda -- Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- Somalia's al-Shabaab -- The Taliban-Al Qaeda nexus: Afghanistan -- The Taliban-Al Qaeda nexus: Pakistan -- Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and the Sahel -- Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: Libya -- Ongoing and new alliances -- The digital battleground -- Conclusion: the next generation

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Al Qaeda, the next generation

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