Barak Mendelsohn: 3 books
Combating Jihadism
American Hegemony and Interstate Cooperation in the War on Terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2009
Although terrorism is an age-old phenomenon, jihadi ideology is distinctive in its ambition to abandon the principle of state sovereignty, overthrow the modern state system, and replace it with an extremely radical interpretation of an Islamic world order. These characteristics reflect a radical break...
Jihadism Constrained
The Limits of Transnational Jihadism and What It Means for Counterterrorism
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
How threatening are al-Qaeda and the Islamic State? In Jihadism Constrained,Barak Mendelsohn suggests that although jihadi terrorism is a serious challenge, it must not be exaggerated. Transnational terrorist organizations and jihadi transnational groups in particular face three central challenges:...
The al-Qaeda Franchise
The Expansion of al-Qaeda and Its Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
The al-Qaeda Franchise asks why al-Qaeda adopted a branching-out strategy, introducing seven franchises spread over the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. After all, transnational terrorist organizations can expand through other organizational strategies. Forming franchises was not an inevitable...