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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Columbia University Press,
[2019]
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Colección: | Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
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