| ID | 137581 |
| Title Proper | ISIS is not a terrorist group |
| Other Title Information | why counterterrorism won’t stop the latest jihadist threat |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cronin, Audrey Kurth |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | After 9/11, many within the U.S. national security establishment worried that, following decades of preparation for confronting conventional enemies, Washington was unready for the challenge posed by an unconventional adversary such as al Qaeda. So over the next decade, the United States built an elaborate bureaucratic structure to fight the jihadist organization, adapting its military and its intelligence and law enforcement agencies to the tasks of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 94, No. 2; Mar/Apr 2015: p.87-98 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 94 No 2 |
| Key Words | Counterinsurgency ; CIA ; Counterterrorism ; Iraq ; Afghanistan ; Syria ; Al Qaeda ; FBI ; Terrorist Group ; America ; AQI ; ISIS ; Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi |