Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know® 1st Edition

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On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism forever and unleashed a whirlwind of counterterrorism activity and two major wars had been on the scene long before that eventful morning. In Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know, Daniel L. Byman, an eminent scholar of Middle East terrorism and international security who served on the 9/11 Commission, provides a sharp and concise overview of Al Qaeda, from its humble origins in the mountains of Afghanistan to the present, explaining its perseverance and adaptation since 9/11 and the limits of U.S. and allied counterterrorism efforts.

The organization that would come to be known as Al Qaeda traces its roots to the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Founded as the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, Al Qaeda achieved a degree of international notoriety with a series of spectacular attacks in the 1990s; however, it was the dramatic assaults on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 9/11 that truly launched Al Qaeda onto the global stage. The attacks endowed the organization with world-historical importance and provoked an overwhelming counterattack by the United States and other western countries. Within a year of 9/11, the core of Al Qaeda had been chased out of Afghanistan and into a variety of refuges across the Muslim world. Splinter groups and franchised offshoots were active in the 2000s in countries like Pakistan, Iraq, and Yemen, but by early 2011, after more than a decade of relentless counterterrorism efforts by the United States and other Western military and intelligence services, most felt that Al Qaeda's moment had passed. With the death of Osama bin Laden in May of that year, many predicted that Al Qaeda was in its death throes. Shockingly, Al Qaeda has staged a remarkable comeback in the last few years. In almost every conflict in the Muslim world, from portions of the Xanjing region in northwest China to the African subcontinent, Al Qaeda franchises or like-minded groups have played a role. Al Qaeda's extreme Salafist ideology continues to appeal to radicalized Sunni Muslims throughout the world, and it has successfully altered its organizational structure so that it can both weather America's enduring full-spectrum assault and tailor its message to specific audiences.

Authoritative and highly readable, Byman's account offers readers insightful and penetrating answers to the fundamental questions about Al Qaeda: who they are, where they came from, where they're going-and, perhaps most critically-what we can do about it.

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"Accessible and helpful for those who are new to the subject or would like more background on this terrorist organization." --Library Journal

"[A] good starter for students at many levels interested in gaining a basic understanding of militant Islam" --CHOICE

"Invaluable." --The Boston Globe

About the Author

Daniel Byman is a Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a Senior Fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. He is also the author of A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism.

Series: What Everyone Needs To Know®
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (August 24, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 019021726X
ISBN-13: 978-0190217266
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
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Customer Reviews: 19 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #95 in Political Ideologies
- #104 in Radical Political Thought
- #45 in Religious Intolerance & Persecution

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Grampa Jim

To Understand Global Jihad, Start Here

April 22, 2018

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Having recently finished this book, I realized that it should have been the first of the five or six books I've read about Islam and radical Islam over the past three years. I say that because this book is an excellent overview of the various components of the global jihadist movement operative today. It puts the various pieces of this puzzle into a chronology with ample detail to help one understand them: what they are, when they came into being and why, and what they're attempting to do. Call it an orientation to the "big picture" of this insidious global threat to the modern world. What I did not see enough of in this book was a deeper dive into the components of Islam that are perverted and used most to motivate the radicals. For example, some sources say that the ultimate vision of Islam is a global caliphate under Sharia law, which will only come about in a condition of global apocalyptic chaos that starts with the "end-of-days battle" between Muslims and Jews. Supposedly, the Prophet will return to decide the battle and end the chaos in favor of Muslims everywhere and render judgement to heaven or hell of all those who remain. All believers and faithful practitioners of Islam will find their place in heaven. Not so for the others. If indeed this belief is at the heart of radical Islam, I missed it in this book. If indeed it is the root of the radicals' motivation, this ideology needs to be more widely exposed and addressed. Finally, if you're pursuing an education into this important topic, start with this excellent book.

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C. Townsend

Good question and answer set

December 7, 2015

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I enjoyed the book. The book reads as a list of questions and answers. The answers are very well written and detailed. The book ranges from very basic questions about the groups that your Grandma might ask across the dinner table to more in-depth conversations from those who are knowledgeable on the subject. Readers who want to understand more about the primary actors in modern extremist movements can read the book straight through or bounce around to whatever questions pique their curiosity.

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Bill Babbitt

I highly recommend this work for anyone wanting to understand one of ...

June 29, 2016

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Daniel Byman has collected an impressive amount of intelligence on our enemy, the Jihadist. He lays out a clear picture to the cause and tactics of radicals who use Islam as an excuse to commit mayhem. I highly recommend this work for anyone wanting to understand one of the worst threats to global security in this century.

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sarahgoss

January 22, 2020

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book about history.

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GloryB

No Clue

February 23, 2019

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Purchased for public library

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Amanda foskey

Like new

November 12, 2018

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Like new no flaws, needed for my terrorism class at a university

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THEODORE C LIM

Five Stars

February 13, 2018

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Item arrived in time as expected.

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Samir Ahmed

Very easy read with lots of insightful information

August 15, 2016

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Very easy read with lots of insightful information. A great place to star if interested in these transnational terrorist groups.

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