North Africa's menace : AQIM's evolution and the U.S. policy response /

North Africa's menace : AQIM's evolution and the U.S. policy response /

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Since the 9/11 attacks, America's understanding of Al Qaeda has evolved along with the organization itself. In recent years attention to Al Qaeda's so called "affiliates" in Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, and most recently Syria has overtaken concern about Al Qaeda's core in Pakistan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chivvis, Christopher S. (Author), Liepman, Andrew (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Santa Monica, California?] : RAND Corporation, [2013]
Series:Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-415-OSD.
Subjects:
Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
Terrorism > Africa, North.
HISTORY > Africa > North.
Terrorism.
Africa, North.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • AQIM's roots, capabilities, and targets
  • A marriage of convenience with Al Qaeda
  • The regional militant ecology
  • AQIM relations with other extremist groups in North Africa
  • Will AQIM overstretch?
  • An amorphous, evolving, and primarily regional threat
  • A policy mix to keep local disputes local.