No. 48 - The Campaign Against Terrorism: Successes and Failures (February 2009)
More than seven years after the attacks of 11 September 2001, terrorism remains a fundamental threat to international security. While the core structure of al-Qaida has been significantly weakened, the jihadist ideology it espouses has nonetheless spread around the globe. As a result, counterterrorism efforts need to combine a number of strategies that differentiate between global, regional, and homegrown terrorist threats.
Author: Alexandre Wilner
