Al Qaeda's Seapower Strategy

Abstract

Usama bin Laden's serendipitous demise has brought about calls for wholesale strategy reviews on issues related to the war against al Qaeda (AQ) to include debates on the US presence in Afghanistan and the efficacy of legal pursuit of terrorists. Although AQ leadership deaths are tactical victories, the network is down, but not out. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, along with heavy counter-terrorism pressure in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, have forced the movement's brand to decentralize over a vast region spreading from West Africa to South Asia. AQ affiliates have managed to wrest minimal territory from so-called apostate governments but continue attack plotting against the West.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 2011
Accession Number
ADA547594

Entities

People

  • Chris Rawley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combat Areas
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Counterterrorism
  • Indian Ocean
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Oceans
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.