The Glocalisation of Al Qaedaism

Autor(en): Prem Mahadevan
Herausgeber: Oliver Thränert
Reihenherausgeber: Andreas Wenger
Buchtitel: Strategic Trends 2013: Key Developments in Global Affairs
Serie: Strategic Trends
Verlag(e): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publikationsjahr: 2013
Publikationsort: Zurich

Although Al Qaeda has been significantly weakened as an organisation, its ideological footprint has grown in recent years. This has been partly because of the 2011 Arab revolts, which removed established regimes that opposed jihadism in the Middle East and North Africa. A secondary reason has been the death of Osama Bin Laden, which permitted the re-emergence of an indirect approach to fighting the West. There is no longer an overarching body in the international jihadosphere, but rather, there are regional groups that are becoming more deadly.

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