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Defeating the Attempted Global Jihadist Insurgency: Forty Steps for the Next President to Pursue against Al Qaeda, Like-Minded Groups, Unhelpful State Actors, and Radicalized Sympathizers
Ist Teil von
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2008-07, Vol.618 (1), p.232-247
Ort / Verlag
Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
2008
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Since September 11, 2001, al Qaeda has attempted to morph into a popular movement—what some have called "al Qaeda 2.0." If the United States is fighting against a global campaign of terrorism and classic insurgencies (or an attempted global jihadist insurgency), then it should employ a global counterinsurgency strategy to combat al Qaeda 2.0. This article recommends such a strategy, including the following suggestions: develop the military, intelligence, and language capabilities needed to win the conflict; improve counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan and eliminate safe havens in Pakistan; expand counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq; manage "blowback" and monitor ungoverned regions; develop an Internet-based strategy to attack the jihadis; start fighting the "war of ideas" like we mean it; adopt a more proactive foreign policy; and better secure the U.S. homeland.