What are the conceptual, socio-political, and strategic roots of al-Qaeda?

Kolonko, Doreen

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What are the conceptual, socio-political, and strategic roots of al-Qaeda?

Essay, 2018

8 Pages, Grade: 1,0

Doreen Kolonko (Author)

Abstract or Introduction

Until today, scholars worldwide aim to reveal the “real” nature of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. However, only in the rarest case an integrated approach is applied to analyze the root causes of its emergence, conceptual and strategic ideas. This essay argues that these considerations are essential to acquire a broader understanding. Therefore, I aim to contextualize al-Qaeda’s emergence within the Middle Eastern socio-political landscape and explore the genesis of its conception and strategy applied today. In doing so, I furthermore illustrate the foundation of its call for the establishment of a new caliphate inhabiting the Arabian Peninsula within the tradition of fundamentalist Sunni Islam.

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Title: What are the conceptual, socio-political, and strategic roots of al-Qaeda?
College: École des hautes études commerciales de Paris
Course: Understanding the Middle East
Grade: 1,0
Author: Doreen Kolonko (Author)
Year: 2018
Pages: 8
Catalog Number: V499440
ISBN (eBook): 9783346020208
Language: English
Keywords: Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, Roots, Concept, Strategy, Socio-politics, Middle, East, Sunni, Islam, Fundamentalism
Price (Ebook): 6.99

Quote paper: Doreen Kolonko (Author), 2018, What are the conceptual, socio-political, and strategic roots of al-Qaeda?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/499440

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