South Africa: Transit Point for International Jihadist?
By Kurt Shillinger
7 Jun 2007
Critics of US counter-terrorism policy since 9/11 underscore Washington’s failure to develop, as Bruce Hoffman writes, ‘a thorough, systematic understanding of our enemy: encompassing motivation as well as mindset, decision-making processes as well as command and control relationships; and ideological constructs as well as organizational dynamics.’ As insurgencies and violent extremist movements fragment, franchise and network, more than a nuanced understanding of these groups themselves is required. The new environments in which they attempt to operate must also be examined. The physical geography of the battlefield is becoming less important than the mental terrain.
7 Jun 2007
Critics of US counter-terrorism policy since 9/11 underscore Washington’s failure to develop, as Bruce Hoffman writes, ‘a thorough, systematic understanding of our enemy: encompassing motivation as well as mindset, decision-making processes as well as command and control relationships; and ideological constructs as well as organizational dynamics.’ As insurgencies and violent extremist movements fragment, franchise and network, more than a nuanced understanding of these groups themselves is required. The new environments in which they attempt to operate must also be examined. The physical geography of the battlefield is becoming less important than the mental terrain.
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