Harrison Akins

The Terrorism Trap

How the War on Terror Escalates Violence in America's Partner States

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Produktbeschreibung

Harrison Akins reveals how the war on terror has led to the unintended consequence of increasing domestic terrorism in U.S. partner states. He examines U.S.-backed counterterrorism operations that targeted al Qaeda in peripheral regions over which central governments held little control.

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Produktdetails

• Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 151mm x 229mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9780231209878
• ISBN-10: 0231209878
• Artikelnr.: 65889787

Autorenporträt

Harrison Akins is a political scientist and writer based in Washington, DC, who holds a PhD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. For more than a decade, he has been researching, writing, and advising on conflict, development, South Asian politics, and U.S. foreign policy from several positions within both academia and the U.S. government.

Inhaltsangabe

Note on Sources
1. The Terrorism Trap
2. What's in a Name? Al-Qaeda and Its Affiliates
3. The United States and Its Counterterrorism Partners
4. Our Man in Islamabad: Pakistan and the War on Terror
5. The Terrorism Trap in Yemen, Mali, and Egypt
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Statistical Analysis
Notes
Bibliography
Index