BERGEN, Peter <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/> Since September 11, 2001, al Qaeda has attempted to morph into a popular movement—what 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.