The state of Al Qaida in Southeast Asia ten years After 9-11
RIS ID
90227
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ISBN: 9781481991148
Abstract
This paper focuses on the activities and prospects of Al-Qaida in Southeast Asia, one of its key operational theatres. The first part is a brief overview ofAl-Qaida's activities in the region and analyzes some of the factors that made Southeast Asia an attractive operational theater for the group. The second part focuses on the Al-Qaida-linked operations in the region and also discusses the trajectory of the organizational and operational evolution of these attacks. The third part assesses the current state of the Al-Qaida threat in the region, analyzing the reasons behind successes and failures of counterterrorism efforts in Southeast Asia. The prospects for the future are assessed in the conclusion.
Publication Details
Dolnik, A. (2011). The state of Al Qaida in Southeast Asia ten years After 9-11. In N. Cigar and S. Kramer (Eds.), Al-Qaida after Ten Years of War: A Global Perspective of Successes, Failures, and Prospects (pp. 83-100). Quantico: Marine Corps University Press.