BERGEN, Peter
Defeating the attempted global jihadist insurgency : forty steps for the next president to pursue against al Qaeda, like-minded groups, unhelpful state actors, and redicalized sympathizers - Thousand Oaks : SAGE, July 2008
Since September 11, 2001, al Qaeda has attempted to morph into a popular movementwhat some have called "al Qaeda 2.0." If the United States is fighting against a global campaign of terrorism and classic insurgencies (or an attempted global jihadist insurgency), then it should employ a global counterinsurgency strategy to combat al Qaeda 2.0. This article recommends such a strategy, including the following suggestions: develop the military, intelligence, and language capabilities needed to win the conflict; improve counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan and eliminate safe havens in Pakistan; expand counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq; manage "blowback" and monitor ungoverned regions; develop an Internet-based strategy to attack the jihadis; start fighting the "war of ideas" like we mean it; adopt a more proactive foreign policy; and better secure the U.S. homeland.
Defeating the attempted global jihadist insurgency : forty steps for the next president to pursue against al Qaeda, like-minded groups, unhelpful state actors, and redicalized sympathizers - Thousand Oaks : SAGE, July 2008
Since September 11, 2001, al Qaeda has attempted to morph into a popular movementwhat some have called "al Qaeda 2.0." If the United States is fighting against a global campaign of terrorism and classic insurgencies (or an attempted global jihadist insurgency), then it should employ a global counterinsurgency strategy to combat al Qaeda 2.0. This article recommends such a strategy, including the following suggestions: develop the military, intelligence, and language capabilities needed to win the conflict; improve counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan and eliminate safe havens in Pakistan; expand counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq; manage "blowback" and monitor ungoverned regions; develop an Internet-based strategy to attack the jihadis; start fighting the "war of ideas" like we mean it; adopt a more proactive foreign policy; and better secure the U.S. homeland.
