From global to micro jihad : three trends of grassroots terrorism

Three strategic trends- operational, ideological and technological-underlie the continued metastasis of the extremist ideology of Al Qaedaism. It will evolve further away from the original emphasis on centralised global jihad to a more decentralised micro jihad, which will take the form of grassroo...

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Main Author: Kumar Ramakrishna
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79757
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18965
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Three strategic trends- operational, ideological and technological-underlie the continued metastasis of the extremist ideology of Al Qaedaism. It will evolve further away from the original emphasis on centralised global jihad to a more decentralised micro jihad, which will take the form of grassroots-level small cell and lone wolf terrorism.