{"product_id":"9780755648566","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Al-Qaida after 9\/11 : The War on Terror and the Decade of Demise by Anne Likuski","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 19\/02\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did the War on Terror impact Al-Qaida in the decade after 9\/11? This is the first book to analyse the inner workings of the group through the eyes of its mid-level leaders in Pakistan, who were, in practice, running al-Qaida's affairs when communications with Osama bin Laden were slow or absent.   The book relies on a large collection of little-known Arabic primary sources about al-Qaida, including the \"Abbottabad documents\" - the group's own, internal communications between 2002-2011. Al-Qaida's performance is assessed in three areas: the war in Afghanistan; the war in Iraq; and international terrorism. Chapters explain why the group's contributions to the Afghan war were modest, shows the reasons for Al-Qaida's inability to influence events in Iraq, and charts its fading ability to organize international terrorist attacks.   The Abbottabad documents reveal that Al-Qaida's demise after 9\/11 was not simply the result of effective counterterrorism. Rather, the group's organizational weaknesses and the fallibilities of individual leaders played a vital role. The book gives us the first glimpse into the instances where bin Laden's lack of strategy meant al-Qaida's mid-level leadership had to grapple with the consequences. It also documents the detrimental impact of the relationship between al-Qaida and the Taliban. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368168075637,"sku":"9780755648566","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780755648566.jpg?v=1763548782","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780755648566","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}