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Targeting Top Terrorists : Understanding Leadership Removal in Counterterrorism Strategy /

When President Barack Obama announced the assassination of Osama bin Laden, many Americans hoped the killing of al-Qaida's leader would sound the death knell for the organization. Since 9/11, killing and capturing terrorist leaders has been a central element in U.S. counterterrorism strategy. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Price, Bryan C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Colección:Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Organizations and Leaders
  • 3. Leadership in Terrorist Organizations
  • 4. Quantitative Analysis of Leadership Decapitation in Terrorist Groups
  • 5. The Effects of Leadership Decapitation on Hamas
  • 6. Conclusion: Policy Implications and Future Research
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index