Al-Qaeda and Its Affiliates: The Failure of the Transnational Network
Abstract : This monograph evaluates the tactical actions of al-Qaeda Core and three of its affiliated groups, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), al-Shabaab, and the Islamic Emirate of the Caucuses (IEC). The case studies explore the origin, leadership, ideology, and tactical actions of the groups identified in an effort to analyze the relative success, or lack thereof, of brand al-Qaeda. The fundamental tension between the transnational aims espoused by al-Qaeda Core and the nationalist agendas which are at the heart of the affiliates actions are blindingly apparent.
Terror, Islam, and Democracy
Although Islamist terror groups invoke a host of religious references, the real source of their ideas is not the Koran but rather Leninism, fascism,and other strains of twentieth-century thought that exalt totalitarian violence.
Freeing the Hostages: Reexamining the U.S.-Iranian Negotiations and Soviet Policy, 1979-1981
Using new information and interviews with high-level officials of the Carter administration, "Freeing the Hostages" challenges traditional interpretations of the 1979 hostage crisis in Iran as well as accepted notions of the course and conduct of negotiations.