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Jihadism Constrained

The Limits of Transnational Jihadism and What It Means for Counterterrorism

By: Barak Mendelsohn

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Jihadism Constrained

The Limits of Transnational Jihadism and What It Means for Counterterrorism

By: Barak Mendelsohn

How threatening are al-Qaeda and the Islamic State? In Jihadism Constrained,Barak Mendelsohn suggests that although jihadi terrorism is a serious challenge, it must not be exaggerated. Transnational terrorist organizations and jihadi transnational groups in particular face three central challenges: How to create a polity that is based on religious affiliation when most people identify with national and sub-national identities? How to generate political effects across borders? And how to produce unity among all components of the transnational movement? The book argues that transnational jihadism has been struggling on all three fronts. Success of armed nonstate actors hinges on their ability to mobilize the masses, but transnational jihadis persuaded only a tiny fraction of the world’s Muslims to abandon their other identity markers and support a faith-based global polity that promotes an extreme interpretation of Islam. As military pressure endangers cross-border activities, jihadi groups introduced local branches only to find that such localization undermines their transnational agenda. Jihadi groups also lack a viable plan to turn armed success in separate states into cross-border political effects. Finally, jihadis regularly fall into internal conflicts. These conflicts are exacerbated by the use of Islamic discourse that renders compromise and reconciliation particularly difficult.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538118491

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9781538118498

The Al-Qaeda Franchise

The Expansion of Al-Qaeda and Its Consequences

By: Barak Mendelsohn

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The Al-Qaeda Franchise

The Expansion of Al-Qaeda and Its Consequences

By: Barak Mendelsohn

The al-Qaeda Franchise asks why al-Qaeda adopted a branching-out strategy, introducing seven franchises spread over the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. After all, transnational terrorist organizations can expand through other organizational strategies. Forming franchises was not an inevitable outgrowth of al-Qaeda's ideology or its U.S.-focused strategy. The efforts to create local franchises have also undermined one of al-Qaeda's primary achievements: the creation of a transnational entity based on religious, not national, affiliation. The book argues that al-Qaeda's branching out strategy was not a sign of strength, but instead a response to its decline in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Franchising reflected an escalation of al-Qaeda's commitments in response to earlier strategic mistakes, leaders' hubris, and its diminished capabilities. Although the introduction of new branches helped al-Qaeda create a frightening image far beyond its actual capabilities, ultimately this strategy neither increased the al-Qaeda threat, nor enhanced the organization's political objectives. In fact, the rise of ISIS from an al-Qaeda branch to the dominant actor in the jihadi camp demonstrates how expansion actually incurred heavy costs for al-Qaeda. The al-Qaeda Franchise goes beyond explaining the adoption of a branching out strategy, also exploring particular expansion choices. Through nine case studies, it analyzes why al-Qaeda formed branches in some arenas but not others, and why its expansion in some locations, such as Yemen, took the form of in-house franchising (with branches run by al-Qaeda's own fighters), while other locations, such as Iraq and Somalia, involved merging with groups already operating in the target arena. It ends with an assessment of al-Qaeda's future in light of the turmoil in the Middle East, the ascendance of ISIS, and US foreign policy.

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Oxford University Press

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0190205601

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9780190205607

Combating Jihadism

American Hegemony and Interstate Cooperation in the War on Terrorism

By: Barak Mendelsohn

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Combating Jihadism

American Hegemony and Interstate Cooperation in the War on Terrorism

By: Barak Mendelsohn

Although terrorism is an age-old phenomenon, jihadi ideology is distinctive in its ambition to abandon the principle of state sovereignty, overthrow the modern state system, and replace it with an extremely radical interpretation of an Islamic world order. These characteristics reflect a radical break from traditional objectives promoted by terrorist groups. In Combating Jihadism Barak Mendelsohn argues that the distinctiveness of the al-Qaeda threat led the international community to change its approach to counterterrorism. Contrary to common yet erroneous conceptions, the United States, in its role as a hegemon, was critical for the formulation of a multilateral response. While most analyses of hegemony have focused on power, Mendelsohn firmly grounds the phenomenon in a web of shared norms and rules relating to the hegemon’s freedom of action. Consequently, he explains why US leadership in counterterrorism efforts was in some spheres successful, when in others it failed or did not even seek to establish multilateral collaborative frameworks. Tracing the ways in which international cooperation has stopped terrorist efforts, Combating Jihadism provides a nuanced, innovative, and timely reinterpretation of the war on terrorism and the role of the United States in leading the fight against al-Qaeda and its affiliates.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226520137

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9780226520131

Theft of a Nation

Wall Street Looting and Federal Regulatory Colluding

By: Gregg Barak

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Theft of a Nation

Wall Street Looting and Federal Regulatory Colluding

By: Gregg Barak

Theft of a Nation presents a powerful criminological examination of Wall Street’s recent financial meltdown and its profound impact on the rest of the country. This provocative book asks why, if the actions of key players on Wall Street and in the government resulted in an economic downturn that harmed millions of Americans and destroyed capital worldwide, no one was held criminally liable for these actions. Author Gregg Barak provides a basic history of financial regulation and deregulation, as well as a primer on both securities fraud and mass victimization. Using key concepts in victimology and white collar crime, he explores the diverse ways civil and criminal law enforcement responded to the damaging behavior on Wall Street. The book also assesses Wall Street Financial Reform and the Consumer Protection Act of 2010, showing the ways that Americans may still be at risk. Theft of a Nation is the first comprehensive criminological investigation of the role of Wall Street and the government in the recent financial crisis, asking critical questions about who has been victimized and why.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1442207809

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Combating Jihadism

American Hegemony and Interstate Cooperation in the War on Terrorism

By: Barak Mendelsohn

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American Hegemony and Interstate Cooperation in the War on Terrorism

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State Expansion and Conflict

In and between Israel/Palestine and Lebanon

By: Oren Barak

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State Expansion and Conflict

In and between Israel/Palestine and Lebanon

By: Oren Barak

A detailed comparison of Lebanon and Israel/Palestine, two expanded states which have experienced conflict and stability domestically and in their mutual relations.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108415792

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9781108415798

The Legal Methodology of Late Nehardean Sages in Sasanian Babylonia

By: Barak S. Cohen

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The Legal Methodology of Late Nehardean Sages in Sasanian Babylonia

By: Barak S. Cohen

Drawing on the scholasticism of the Late Nehardean amoraim, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of their halakhic/legal methodology, identity and dating. This analysis contributes to the scientific approach of the Bavli, and allows a better understanding of the development of Jewish Law.

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BRILL

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9004193812

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9789004193819

The Al-Qaeda Franchise

The Expansion of Al-Qaeda and Its Consequences

By: Barak Mendelsohn

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The Expansion of Al-Qaeda and Its Consequences

By: Barak Mendelsohn

Why did al-Qaeda choose to expand through franchising? In The al-Qaeda Franchise, Barak Mendelsohn argues that the organization's weakening position was a central factor driving its organizational strategy and demonstrates how branching out not only failed to arrest al-Qaeda's decline, but actually accelerated it.

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Oxford University Press

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019020561X

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Jihadism Constrained

The Limits of Transnational Jihadism and What It Means for Counterterrorism

By: Barak Mendelsohn

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The Limits of Transnational Jihadism and What It Means for Counterterrorism

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Book's by Barak Mendelsohn

Jihadism Constrained

Jihadism Constrained

The Al-Qaeda Franchise

The Al-Qaeda Franchise

Combating Jihadism

Combating Jihadism

Theft of a Nation

Theft of a Nation

Combating Jihadism

Combating Jihadism

State Expansion and Conflict

State Expansion and Conflict

The Legal Methodology of Late Nehardean Sages in Sasanian Babylonia

The Legal Methodology of Late Nehardean Sages in Sasanian Babylonia

The Al-Qaeda Franchise

The Al-Qaeda Franchise

Jihadism Constrained

Jihadism Constrained

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