Forecast 2016: IS as a Networked Globalised Threat

Forecast 2016: IS as a Networked Globalised Threat

Global terrorism will continue to pose the pre-eminent national security threat to the world in 2016. The most severe and imminent will come from Al Qaeda led by Dr Ayman Al Zawahiri, and Islamic State (IS) led by Dr Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Its ideological and operational dimensions present a formidab...

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Main Author: Gunaratna, Rohan
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81757
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39637
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Global terrorism will continue to pose the pre-eminent national security threat to the world in 2016. The most severe and imminent will come from Al Qaeda led by Dr Ayman Al Zawahiri, and Islamic State (IS) led by Dr Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Its ideological and operational dimensions present a formidable challenge to both social stability and security of states.

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