Assessing the War on Terror / / ed. by Etga Ugur, Mohammed Ayoob.

Was the US-led war on terror, especially the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, a necessary response to the September 11 terrorist attacks? What did the two invasions accomplish? How have the fortunes of al-Qaeda and like-minded organizations been affected? The authors of this important contribution...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (225 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
1 Assessing the War on Terror --
2 The War on Terror: Comparisons with the Cold War --
3 Understanding Al-Qaeda: Disentangling Myth from Reality --
4 Afghanistan: The First Theater of the War --
5 Pakistan: Perfidious Ally in the War on Terror --
6 The Arab World: Grappling with Multiple Consequences --
7 Iran and Turkey: Pivotal Regional Powers --
8 Europe: Reinforcing Existing Trends --
9 The United States: Civil Society’s Defense of the Rule of Law --
10 Trapped, or Not, in the Legacy of the War on Terror --
Acronyms --
Bibliography --
The Contributors --
Index --
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Summary:Was the US-led war on terror, especially the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, a necessary response to the September 11 terrorist attacks? What did the two invasions accomplish? How have the fortunes of al-Qaeda and like-minded organizations been affected? The authors of this important contribution to ongoing debates address these questions as they assess the impact and implications of the war on terror for the Middle East, for Europe, and for the United States itself.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781626370975
9783110784251
DOI:10.1515/9781626370975
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Etga Ugur, Mohammed Ayoob.