Al-Qaeda and the Rise of ISIS

al-Qaeda: Study of Decentralized Organization

Despite efforts by the U.S. an its allies to debilitate the al-Qaeda organization in the eight years since the September 11 th terrorist attacks, al-Qaeda continues to operate and poses a national security threat to the U.S. Recent research indicates that part of alQaeda’s success hinges upon the organization’s ability to function in a decentralized manner. This paper analyzes alQaeda using the...

Al Qaeda and the Internet: The Danger of “Cyberplanning”

W e can say with some certainty, al Qaeda loves the Internet. When the latter first appeared, it was hailed as an integrator of cultures and a medium for businesses, consumers, and governments to communicate with one another. It appeared to offer unparalleled opportunities for the creation of a “global village.” Today the Internet still offers that promise, but it also has proven in some respec...

AL - Qaeda ’ s Trajectory In 2003

Despite being the most hunted movement in history, Al Qaeda and its associate organisations will pose a significant threat in 2003. Al Qaeda per se will fragment, decentralise, regroup in five zones of the world, work with like?minded groups, select a wider range of targets, focus on economic targets and population centres, and conduct most attacks in the global south. Although the group will b...

globalization and al-qaeda

this research is based on explaining the relationship between globalization and al-qaeda. author believes that al-qaeda as an anti-globalization terrorist movement does its activities against the u.s hegemony over the world especially muslim world. from the other perspective al-qaeda uses professionally the globalization tools like information technology. describing globalization and reactions ...

Complexity theory and Al Qaeda: Examining complex leadership