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Nexus of Global Jihad: Understanding Cooperation Among Terrorist Actors
Assaf Moghadam
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Description for Nexus of Global Jihad: Understanding Cooperation Among Terrorist Actors
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Leading jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State dominate through cooperation in the form of knowledge sharing, resource sharing, joint training exercises, and operational collaboration. They build alliances and lesser partnerships with other formal and informal terrorist actors to recruit foreign fighters and spread their message worldwide, raising the aggregate threat level for their declared enemies. Whether they consist of friends or foes, whether they are connected locally or online, these networks create a wellspring of support for jihadist organizations that may fluctuate in strength or change in character but never runs dry. Nexus of Global Jihad identifies ... Read more
Leading jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State dominate through cooperation in the form of knowledge sharing, resource sharing, joint training exercises, and operational collaboration. They build alliances and lesser partnerships with other formal and informal terrorist actors to recruit foreign fighters and spread their message worldwide, raising the aggregate threat level for their declared enemies. Whether they consist of friends or foes, whether they are connected locally or online, these networks create a wellspring of support for jihadist organizations that may fluctuate in strength or change in character but never runs dry. Nexus of Global Jihad identifies ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231165372
SKU
V9780231165372
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About Assaf Moghadam
Assaf Moghadam is associate professor at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC) and director of academic affairs at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT). He is also a fellow at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. He is the author of The Globalization of Martyrdom (2008) and coeditor of Fault Lines in Global Jihad (2011).
Reviews for Nexus of Global Jihad: Understanding Cooperation Among Terrorist Actors
A great book for anyone who wants to study al-Qaeda's and ISIS's affiliate network. By developing a comprehensive and convincing typology of terrorist cooperation, Moghadam adds substantially to our knowledge of the phenomenon.
Guido Steinberg, author of German Jihad: On the Internationalization of Islamist Terrorism An impressive achievement. Moghadam's book is destined to become the standard reference on the ... Read more
Guido Steinberg, author of German Jihad: On the Internationalization of Islamist Terrorism An impressive achievement. Moghadam's book is destined to become the standard reference on the ... Read more