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ID133537
Title ProperNo easy day
Other Title Informationgovernment roadblocks and the unsolvable problem of political violence: a response to Marc Sageman's "the stagnation in terrorism research
LanguageENG
AuthorSchanzer, David H
Publication2014.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Anyone who cares about both the national security threat arising from transnational al Qaeda-inspired terrorism and the need to develop a measured, effective response to this threat owes a great deal of gratitude to Marc Sageman. He was an early teller of inconvenient truths. As he notes in his essay, the tumultuous years following 9/11 were marked by the rise and mass dissemination of wild, ahistorical, and anecdote-based theories about the causes and possible solutions to violence motivated by the virulent ideology propagated by Sayyid Qutb in the 1950s and tragically brought to our shores by Osama bin Laden. Sageman insisted, however, that theory must be supported by evidence. He presented the facts as he saw them without regard to those he was undercutting on each side of the political spectrum. Over a decade after 9/11, his work has withstood the test of time and had a significant positive impact on our understanding of why al Qaeda attacked us and our policies for confronting this threat.
`In' analytical NoteTerrorism and Political Violence Vol.26, No.4; Sep-Oct.2014: p.596-600
Journal SourceTerrorism and Political Violence Vol.26, No.4; Sep-Oct.2014: p.596-600
Key WordsStagnation ;  Terrorism ;  Political Threat ;  Political Violence ;  National Security ;  Terrorist Organization ;  Al-Qaeda ;  Post 9/11 World ;  Academic Research ;  United States - US ;  International Organization - IO ;  Terrorism Research ;  Political Support ;  Political Problems ;  Contemporary Terrorism ;  Transnational Terrorism


 
 
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