{"product_id":"al-qaida-after-911-anne-likuski-9780755648566","title":"Al-Qaida after 9\/11: The War on Terror and the Decade of Demise","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow did the War on Terror impact Al-Qaida in the decade after 9\/11? This is the first book to analyse the inner workings of the group through the eyes of its mid-level leaders in Pakistan, who were, in practice, running al-Qaida's affairs when communications with Osama bin Laden were slow or absent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book relies on a large collection of little-known Arabic primary sources about al-Qaida, including the \"Abbottabad documents\" - the group's own, internal communications between 2002-2011. Al-Qaida's performance is assessed in three areas: the war in Afghanistan; the war in Iraq; and international terrorism. Chapters explain why the group's contributions to the Afghan war were modest, shows the reasons for Al-Qaida's inability to influence events in Iraq, and charts its fading ability to organize international terrorist attacks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Abbottabad documents reveal that Al-Qaida's demise after 9\/11 was not simply the result of effective counterterrorism. Rather, the group's organizational weaknesses and the fallibilities of individual leaders played a vital role. The book gives us the first glimpse into the instances where bin Laden's lack of strategy meant al-Qaida's mid-level leadership had to grapple with the consequences. It also documents the detrimental impact of the relationship between al-Qaida and the Taliban.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Likuski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0755648560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780755648566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e I. B. Tauris \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Anne Likuski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48175780364543,"sku":"9780755648566","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e778328-0c30-4777-9102-99edd79e35ae.jpg?v=1771335859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/al-qaida-after-911-anne-likuski-9780755648566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}