Defeating the Attempted Global Jihadist Insurgency

Forty Steps for the Next President to Pursue against al Qaeda, Like-Minded Groups, Unhelpful State Actors, and Radicalized Sympathizers

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9749175
AutoresPeter Bergen (autor correspondente), Laurence Footer
Ano2008
Volume618
Fascículo1
Páginas232-247
Data de publicação2008-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716208317785
OpenAlexW2146105408
IdiomaEN
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Referências citadas2

Since September 11, 2001, al Qaeda has attempted to morph into a popular movement—what some have called “al Qaeda 2.0.” If the United States is fighting against a global campaign of terrorism and classic insurgencies (or an attempted global jihadist insurgency), then it should employ a global counterinsurgency strategy to combat al Qaeda 2.0. This article recommends such a strategy, including the following suggestions: develop the military, intelligence, and language capabilities needed to win the conflict; improve counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan and eliminate safe havens in Pakistan; expand counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq; manage “blowback” and monitor ungoverned regions; develop an Internet-based strategy to attack the jihadis; start fighting the “war of ideas” like we mean it; adopt a more proactive foreign policy; and better secure the U.S. homeland

Al qaeda · Computer security · Criminology · Homeland · Insurgency · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Terrorism · The Internet · Computer Science · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence