The U.S. vs. al Qaeda : a history of the war on terror by Rose, Gideon; Tepperman, Jonathan; Council on Foreign Relations instant download

The U.S. vs. al Qaeda : a history of the war on terror by Rose, Gideon; Tepperman, Jonathan; Council on Foreign Relations instant download

xiii, 271 pages ; 23 cm, Consists of articles on terrorism and the war on terror that appeared originally in the journal Foreign affairs, The U.S. vs. al Qaeda brings together the very best of more than three decades of Foreign Affairs coverage on al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and the broader terrorist threat. This collection includes groundbreaking articles by established experts such as Bernard Lewis, Fouad Ajami, and Ahmed Rashid, as well as newer voices, including Brynjar Lia and William McCants. A rich documents section supplements the Foreign Affairs essays with major speeches by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, private correspondence between bin Laden and his deputies, and pivotal U.S. legislation. The book also offers an introductory chapter by Foreign Affairs editor Gideon Rose, in which he analyzes how terrorism has shaped U.S. grand strategy over the past decade. Released to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11, this book offers an indispensable look back at the past decade of the war on terrorism and a guide to how the terrorist threat will continue to shape U.S. policy into the future, The war on terror in retrospect / Gideon Rose -- The strategy of terrorism / David Fromkin -- License to kill / Bernard Lewis -- It could happen here / Gideon Rose -- The Taliban: exporting extremism / Ahmed Rashid -- The sentry's solitude / Fouad Ajani -- Somebody else's civil war / Michael Scott Doran -- America the vulnerable / Stephen E. Flynn -- The reluctant imperialist / Sebastian Mallaby -- America's imperial ambition / G. John Ikenberry -- The law of war in the war on terror / Kenneth Roth -- Combatants or criminals / Ruth Wedgwood and Kenneth Roth -- Grading the war on terrorism / Richard A. Falkenrath -- Is there still a terrorist threat? / John Mueller -- Are we safe yet? / Paul R. Pillar, Fawaz A. Gerges, Jessica Stern, James Fallows, and John Mueller -- Al Qaeda strikes back / Bruce Riedel -- Can the war on terror be won? / Philip H. Gordon --