US intelligence and Al Qaeda : analysis by contrasting narratives /

This book sets out a new analytic methodology: analysis by contrasting narratives (ACN), which states that defining an enemy and attempting to counter threats can contribute to the manifestation of that threat. Peter de Werd applies ACN to the problem the US faced in understanding and responding to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Werd, Peter de (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Military intelligence > United States.
Intelligence service > United States.
Service des renseignements militaires > États-Unis.
Livres numériques.
e-books.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Intelligence service.
Military intelligence.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book sets out a new analytic methodology: analysis by contrasting narratives (ACN), which states that defining an enemy and attempting to counter threats can contribute to the manifestation of that threat. Peter de Werd applies ACN to the problem the US faced in understanding and responding to the phenomenon of Al Qaeda in the 1990s.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781474478083
1474478085
9781474478090
1474478093
9781474496407
1474496407

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