Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou 
Understanding Al Qaeda [PDF ebook] 
Changing War and Global Politics

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This book controversially argues that Al Qaeda has clear aims, and that the only way to defeat it is to engage with its arguments in a serious way.
Since the publication of the first edition in 2006, Mohamedou has brought the text right up-to-date. Starting with Al Qaeda’s creation almost twenty years ago, and sketching its global mutation, Mohamedou explains that there is a cogent strategy to Al Qaeda’s actions. He shows that the ‘war on terror’ is failing, only serving to recruit more terrorists to Al Qaeda’s cause. He also puts forward a case for how the international community can best respond.
Arguing that it is dangerous to dismiss Al Qaeda as illogical and irrational, this incisive and original book is important for policy-makers and ideal for undergraduates in international relations, Middle East studies and peace/conflict studies.

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Table of Content

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Casus Belli
2. Changed Context
3. Purpose and Pattern
4. Fallacies and Primacies
5. Depth of Engagement
Appendices
Chronology
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou is Professor of International History at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, and teaches at the doctoral school at Sciences Po Paris. Previously the Associate Director of the Harvard University Programme on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, he is the author of A Theory of ISIS (Pluto, 2017) and Understanding Al Qaeda (Pluto, 2011).

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 192 ● ISBN 9781849645980 ● File size 3.3 MB ● Publisher Pluto Press ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2011 ● Edition 2 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2426862 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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