Countering al Qaeda : an appreciation of the situation and suggestions for strategy /

Countering al Qaeda : an appreciation of the situation and suggestions for strategy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Jenkins, Brian Michael.
Imprint:	Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2002.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 30 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Qaida (Organization) Qaida (Organization) War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. Terrorism. Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States. Military policy. Terrorism. Terrorism -- Government policy. United States -- Military policy. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11125863

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Other authors / contributors:	Rand Corporation.
ISBN:	0833034073 9780833034076 083303264X 9780833032645
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	"MR-1620-RC." Includes bibliographical references. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Having achieved its initial goals in the war on terrorism, the United States is now in a second, more complex phase of the campaign. This monograph reviews events since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and discusses the current state of the al Qaeda organization and the kinds of actions that can be expected of it in the foreseeable future. Because al Qaeda constitutes the most serious immediate threat to the security of the United States, it is imperative that the campaign against terrorism remain focused and pragmatic. This monograph outlines and describes the essential, central elements that must be emphasized in this campaign, the ultimate aim of which is the destruction of a terrorist enterprise that threatens American security and, by extension, the security of the world.
Other form:	Print version: Jenkins, Brian Michael. Countering al Qaeda. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2002 083303264X

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Understanding the enemy
The emergence of al Qaeda
Process, planning, and mission
Changed perceptions of the terrorist threat
The aftermath of September 11: al Qaeda's view
Some realistic assumptions
Strategy for the second phase of the war on terrorism.