Exploring terrorist targeting preferences

Al Qaeda, the jihadist network personified by Osama bin laden, seeks a restored caliphate free of Western influence. It uses terror as its means. But how does terrorism serve the ends of al Qaeda? Understanding its strategic logic might suggest what U.S. targets it may seek to strike and why. This m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Libicki, Martin C. (-)
Otros Autores: Chalk, Peter, Sisson, Melanie
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND c2007.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Al Qaeda, the jihadist network personified by Osama bin laden, seeks a restored caliphate free of Western influence. It uses terror as its means. But how does terrorism serve the ends of al Qaeda? Understanding its strategic logic might suggest what U.S. targets it may seek to strike and why. This monograph posits four hypotheses to link means and ends. The coercion hypothesis suggests that terrorists are interested in causing pain, notably casualties, to frighten the United States into pursuing favorable policies (e.g., withdrawing from the Islamic world). The damage hypothesis posits that te
Notas:"MG-483."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (131 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781281180919
9786611180911
9780833042484