Small Wars Journal

counter-terrorism

Brain Scans, Boycotts, and Counter-Terrorism? SWJED Tue, 12/11/2018 - 1:59pm
Terrorists make the case for violent, radical change and recruit aggrieved individuals to be part of the change. But in radicalization, there is more than a political mission at play —violent extremists warped political identity includes dehumanizing others, speaking to grievance, victimhood, and local characteristics of social orientation.
The Introspection and Rebuilding of al Qaeda SWJED Tue, 12/04/2018 - 7:11am
The ferocious rise of the Islamic State, and the impact of their barbaric acts, turned attention away from Al Qaeda. This has enabled the organization to slip back into shadows, and to reassess their strategic options, in light of new factors that have developed in the Middle East.
The War on Terror... Over? Part 2 Peter J. Munson Tue, 04/16/2013 - 3:20am

Some US objectives remain unmet.