Al-Qaida After Ten Years of War: A Global Perspective of Successes, Failures, and Prospects

Proceedings from an April 2011 conference that examined the multidimensional aspects of the Al-Qaida threat in various theaters where it currently operates or may do so in the future. The symposium brought together authorities on Al-Qaida from academia, government (both military and civilian), think tanks, and media from both the United States and from the regions under discussion. Edited by Norman Cigar and Stephanie E. Kramer. This project was sponsored by the Marine Corps University, the Minerva Initiative, and the Marine Corps Foundation.

One key factor that emerged from the various presentations was the sheer variety of issues, leaderships, local security environments, and prospects for the local groups that are affiliated with Al-Qaida in some way. Other key judgments are also revealed including that Al-Qaida continues to harbor implacable hostility toward the international system, the United States, Israel, and many local governments.

Regional and territorial maps are interspersed throughout the book to showcase key areas to the group. Some may find interest in the metrics set by Al-Qaida, as well as the goods and services exchanged between Al-Qaida and its partners that are showcased through charts and tables.

Each presentation by the various contributors are represented as separate essays within this text.

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Table of Contents:

Preface

1. Keynote Address: The Deep Fight

General Michael V. Hayden, USAF (Ret.)

2. Al-Qaida’s War with the United Nations and the State System

Christopher C. Harmon

3. Al-Qaida’s Theater Strategy: Waging a World War

Norman Cigar

4. East Africa and the Horn

David H. Shimn

5. The State of Al-Qaida in Southeast Asia Ten Years since 911

Adam Dolnik

6. Al-Qaida and Terrorism in the Arab East: Rise, Decline, and the Effects of Doctrine Revisions and the Arab Revolutions

Amr Abdalla and Arezou Hassanzadeh

7. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb

Ricardo Rene Laremont

8. Al-Qaida and Central Asia: A Slowly Developing and Multipurpose Presence

Michael F. Scheuer

9. Power by Proxy: Al-Qaida in Pakistan

Haider Ali Hussein Mullick

10. Toward a Differential Analysis of Al-Qaida and the Jihadist Terrorist Threat to Western European Nations

Fernando Reinares

11. Al-Qaida and the United States: A Panel Presentation

Peter Bergen

Contributors

This publication would be useful to the Army’s analysis community, civilian leaders, military commanders and staff officers at all levels, policymakers, members of government and defense agencies/contractors, and members of military-focused committees.  This publication would also be useful to historians and students engaged with historical/political/military studies.