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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"Al Qaeda"”.
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Chemical Terrorism: The Threat of Al-Qaeda and Al-Qaeda Inspired Individuals
Chemical weapons have been in use for generations but as states look to phase out use of these weapons, non-state actors are looking to pick them up. In the past decade, Al-Qaeda has become a primary security concern for the United States, and Al-Qaeda and Al-Qaeda inspired terrorism threatens not …
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Radical Islam in Afghanistan: The Case of Al Qaeda
… in Afghanistan to target, defeat, and eliminate al Qaeda, the Islamic extremist group continues to operate in the region. Al Qaeda's radical brand of Islam continues to attract new recruits and supporters. Additionally, it operates as a force multiplier in the Afghan insurgency against the …
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Ideological Foundations of Jihadist Organizations: Hizbullah, al-Qaeda, and IS
This thesis explores the ideological foundations of three jihadist organizations, Hizbullah, al-Qaeda, and Islamic State (IS). All three are categorized as international terrorist organizations but their goals differ. Hizbullah seeks to alter the government within Lebanon, al-Qaeda seeks to …
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The Creation and Evolution of the International Terrorist Organization Al Qaeda
The United States and its allies have come under attack from terrorists several times in recent years. Islamic fundamentalism has helped to spur a militant movement focused on the destruction of the state of Israel and all of those who support it. This movement has helped to create several …
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The Evolution of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: From an Organizational Learning Perspective
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is viewed as a serious threat to United States national security. One of the most influential factors in the effectiveness and survivability of a terrorist organization is the organization's ability to learn; this learning could be from their own activities …
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An Organizational Analysis of Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Throughout history, radical individuals have caused violence and tarnished the reputation of many communities and beliefs. Following 9/11, Islamic Terrorism put fear into many individuals. New fronts of the War on Terror began to open as militaries began to engage terrorist groups who sought to …
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Errors in the Global War on Terror: A Strategic Analysis of the Failures of the U.S. in Deterring Al Qaeda
This thesis is an analysis of the Global War on Terrorism. It focuses mainly on how the United States is failing in this war and offers solutions so that the U.S. can begin to succeed. I chose this topic because throughout my graduate career I have never received a definitive answer regarding our …
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Utilizing Social Movement Theory to Examine Three Salafi Jihadist Groups, the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and ISIS: the Resource Mobilization Approach of Charles Tilly
This dissertation applies the social movement theory of resource mobilization to examine three Salafi jihadist movements, the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and ISIS. Originally presented in the early 1970s, Charles Tilly's resource mobilization approach within the social movement theories focuses on the …
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The use of armed drones by the United States against Al-Qaeda and its ‘associates’: a study of law and policy arising from a ‘State of exception’
… drones in undeclared warzones pose various challenges to well established rules of international law. The US drone policies rest on shaky legal grounds, are ambiguous in nature and have been justified by reinterpretation of international law. The UK government’s use of drone strike in Syria …
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The Evolution of Al Qaeda's Financial Network
This paper examines the financial networks of al Qaeda and its affiliates, which remain significant threats a decade after the September 11th attacks. The thesis examines how al Qaeda has evolved in the face of U.S. and international counter-financing efforts from charities and donors to rely …
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Revolt against the West a comparison of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900-1901 & the current war against terror
… thesis compares the Western response to two radical challenges in eras considerably removed in time: the 1900-1901 Boxer rebellion in China and today's Islamic terror. It brings a much-needed historical perspective to bear in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the contemporary Western …
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Wilderness of Mirrors: Optimizing Psychological Operations to Counter the Global Jihad
The current U.S. strategy to defeat al-Qaeda by using military force has achieved some short-term success by forcing the group underground and limiting its effectiveness, but it has not achieved the strategic goal of preventing individuals from joining the group. Military might should not be used …
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Counterterrorism Strategy in Yemen
The terrorist group known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is a major threat to both Yemen and the United States. A branch of the infamous al-Qaeda terrorist organization, AQAP is growing in numbers, being trained, and exporting terrorists around the globe. AQAP is driven by religious …
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Content and end-state-based alteration in the practice of political violence since the end of cold war: the difference between the terrorism of the cold war and the terrorism of al Qaeda: the rise of the "transcendental terrorist"
… generations the world was defined in international political terms by the label, the Cold War. This phrase was shorthand for many phenomena, including the division of the East and West into two blocs and the ideologicallybased definition of said blocs. Whilst we cannot state that the whole of the …
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The Current Status and Future Trajectory of Violent Jihadism
… to the United States and its interests abroad. Al Qaeda will not be satisfied with the removal of American troops from the Middle East or the cessation of American engagement with Middle Eastern governments. Instead, al Qaeda and its ideological followers will continue to attack societies and …
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Jihadists Assemble: The Rise of Militant Islamism in Southeast Asia
… September 11, 2001 in the United States and the Bali bombings in Indonesia the following year, Southeast Asia came under scrutiny for its role in the rise of militant Islamism. Generally, scholarship on militant Islamism in Southeast Asia branched into two approaches: terrorism experts tended to …
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Jihadists Assemble: The Rise of Militant Islamism in Southeast Asia
… September 11, 2001 in the United States and the Bali bombings in Indonesia the following year, Southeast Asia came under scrutiny for its role in the rise of militant Islamism. Generally, scholarship on militant Islamism in Southeast Asia branched into two approaches: terrorism experts tended to …
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Ímynd múslima í vestrænum fjölmiðlum : samanburður á umfjöllun fjölmiðlanna BBC og RÚV um hryðjuverkaárásirnar í London, 7. júlí 2005
… að sjö ár voru liðin frá árásunum í London. Fjallaði myndin, sem ber heitið Mind the Gap, um það sem gerðist þennan örlagaríka dag. Sorg þeirra sem misst höfðu ástvin var mikil og áttu þau það sameiginlegt með eftirlifendum árásarinnar að spyrja hvers vegna enskir drengir gætu framkvæmt slíkt …
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U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in Africa
… has publicized counterterrorism victories in Mali and Somalia, declaring al-Qaeda (AQ) to be "on the path to defeat.” Recent terrorist attacks in Africa like the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya indicate a reality contrary to that narrative. This paper draws from three case studies to determine …
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