Summary of Independent Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts against Al-Qaeda

Abstract

Section 1228 of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) states, The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide for the conduct of an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the United States efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al-Qaeda, including its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents since September 11, 2001. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (ASD (SO/LIC)) asked CNA to conduct this independent assessment. This document presents a summary of the results of that assessment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1041754

Entities

People

  • Alexander Powell
  • David Knoll
  • Jonathan Schroden
  • Julia Mcquaid
  • P. K. Hammerberg
  • Pamela G. Faber
  • William Rosenau
  • Zack Gold

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management