The Next al-Qaeda?

The Next al-Qaeda? Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Future of Terrorism in South Asia -- World Affairs

In March 2009, President Obama said that America’s “clear and focused goal” in the region was not simply to kill Osama bin Laden, but “to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan and prevent their return to either country in the future.” But what is al-Qaeda? This is a question that has been asked in one form or another since 9/11. But in the aftermath of bin Laden’s death, when the media has promoted facile assurances that the terror organization was killed along with its visible public face, it has taken on a new urgency. Some, like Bruce Hoffman, have argued that bin Laden’s close circle continues to pose the main global threat, while “decentralization” theorists like Marc Sageman state that the main threat no longer comes from a cohesive organization but from local, “homegrown” groups.

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My Comment: A good analysis and summary on how to combat terror groups and their international allies.