The Sage Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19932826 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gus Martin (RAND Corporation, corresponding author), Clarence Augustus Martin |
| Year | 2011 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, Inc. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4135/9781412980173 |
| OpenAlex | W635544108 |
| ISBN | 9781412980173 |
| Open Library | OL24827954M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Nearly nine years after 9/11, the principal terrorist threat still comes from a galaxy of jihadist groups that subscribe to or have been influenced by al Qaeda's ideology of a global armed struggle against the West. The complexity of the movement defies easy assessment. The ability of al Qaeda's central leadership to directly project its power through centrally planned and managed terrorist attacks has been reduced. Terrorist organizations now confront a more hostile operating environment: Al Qaeda has not been able to carry out a major terrorist attack in the West since the London bombings of 2005. For the time being, it has concentrated its resources and efforts on the conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This should not imply that we are at a tipping point in the struggle against terrorism. Al Qaeda, its affiliates, and its allies, remain determined to continue to attack, and they have proved to be resilient, opportunistic, and adaptable, capable of morphing to meet new circumstances
Criminology · Encyclopedia · Library science · Physics · Political science · SAGE · Sociology · Terrorism · Computer Science · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Encyclopedias · united states
| Citations per year | 0.56 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |