globalization and al-qaeda

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...

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...

Social Network Analysis via Matrix Decompositions: al Qaeda

Social network analysis investigates the structure of human groups using pairwise links among their members. We show how matrix decompositions can be used to extend the standard repertoire of social network and link analysis tools to allow, for example, the inclusion of other information about individuals, and higher-order information about the relationships among them. We show how these extens...