International security in a world of fragile states : : Islamic states and Islamist organizations / / S. Yaqub Ibrahimi.

Following the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, DC, there has been an increasing interest among scholars, students, and the interested public to study and learn about the Islamist-oriented terrorist organizations called Jihadi Salafi Groups (JSGs). Considering that these organizations emerged...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
VerfasserIn:
Place / Publishing House:Ann Arbor : : University of Michigan Press,, [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 219 pages)
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Chapter One: IntroductionState FragilityJihadi Salafi Groups
  • Theory and Methodology
  • Organization of Book
  • Chapter Two: Fragile States and Jihadi Salfi Groups in the Islamic WorldState Fragility in the Islamic World JSGs Organizational Development of JSGs International Environment of the Rise of JSGs
  • Chapter Three: Root Causes of Al-Qaeda
  • Individual Level
  • Group Level
  • International Level
  • Chapter Four: Condition of the Rise of Al-Qaeda: State Fragility in Afghanistan
  • State Formation
  • State Conservatism
  • Social Transformation
  • Changes Brought About by WarState Fragility
  • State Fragility and the Rise of al-Qaeda
  • Lack of Legitimacy
  • Weak Authority
  • Lack of Capacity
  • Chapter Five: Root Causes of ISThe Insurgency
  • Jihadi Organization in Iraq
  • Root Causes of IS
  • Individual Level
  • Group Level
  • International level
  • Chapter Six: Condition of the Rise of IS: State Fragility in Iraq
  • State Formation and the Origins of State Fragility
  • The Monarchical Project (1921-1958)
  • The Republican Project (1958-1968)
  • The Baathist Project (1968-2003)
  • State Fragility and Insurgency (2003-2004)
  • The Contribution of State Fragility to the Rise of IS
  • Poor Legitimacy
  • Weak Authority
  • Contribution of Weak Authority to the Rise of IS
  • Lack of Capacity
  • Chapter Seven: Causes of al-Qaeda Revolt in Saudi Arabia
  • Individual Level
  • Group Level
  • International Level
  • Chapter Eight: Conditions of Al-Qaeda Revolt: State Fragility in Saudi Arabia
  • State Formation
  • State Fragility
  • State Fragility and the 2003 Revolt
  • Chapter Nine: Conclusion
  • Bibliography.