6 Strategic Learning: Al- Qaeda and Jihadism in the Arab Spring

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1 The Fire Next Time 1
4. 2 Learning to Win 16
5. 3 The Far- Enemy Strategy 41
6. 4 The Unfriendly Skies: Plots Against Aviation 70
7. 5 The Early Adopter: Anwar al- Awlaki in the Digital Space 107
8. 6 Strategic Learning: Al- Qaeda and Jihadism in the Arab Spring 165
9. 7 The Islamic State’s Rise and Rule 217
10. 8 The Fitna: ISIS Versus al- Qaeda 255
11. 9 How al- Qaeda Survived the War in Afghanistan 314
12. 10 ISIS’s External Operations: A Study in Innovation 355
13. 11 The Past and Future of Jihadist Organizational Learning 380
14. Acknowledgments 401
15. Abbreviations 405
16. Notes 407
17. Index 481