Exploring terrorist targeting preferences / Martin C. Libicki, Peter Chalk, Melanie Sisson.
Al Qaeda, the jihadist network personified by Osama bin laden, seeks a restored caliphate free of Western influence. It uses terror as its means. But how does terrorism serve the ends of al Qaeda? Understanding its strategic logic might suggest what U.S. targets it may seek to strike and why. This m...
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (131 p.) |
| Notes: | "MG-483." |
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| Summary: | Al Qaeda, the jihadist network personified by Osama bin laden, seeks a restored caliphate free of Western influence. It uses terror as its means. But how does terrorism serve the ends of al Qaeda? Understanding its strategic logic might suggest what U.S. targets it may seek to strike and why. This monograph posits four hypotheses to link means and ends. The coercion hypothesis suggests that terrorists are interested in causing pain, notably casualties, to frighten the United States into pursuing favorable policies (e.g., withdrawing from the Islamic world). The damage hypothesis posits that te |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1281180912 9786611180911 0833042483 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Martin C. Libicki, Peter Chalk, Melanie Sisson. |