Tracing Al Shabaab’s Decision to Cooperate with Al Qaeda in Somalia (2008)

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 ’ 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...

Complexity theory and Al Qaeda: Examining complex leadership

Al-Qaeda on Web 2.0: Radicalization and Recruitment Strategies

This chapter investigates al-Qaeda’s use of Web 2.0 as a tool for radicalization and recruitment. The media network of al-Qaeda is described in order to demonstrate the impact of their well structured media strategy for harnessing the power of the Web. They use a strategy that makes them stand out from other extremist groups, who in most cases lack an overall approach towards branding and Web c...

islamic fundamentalism and violence (with reference to al-qaeda)

this research was done for understanding islamic fundamentalism and its relationship with violence. islamic fundamentalism has had significant developments since its appearance at the turn of the 19th century. the most important development is its radicalization in recent decades. in this article, the author addresses the roots and principles of islamic fundamentalism, its main theorists and it...