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After the Madrid Bombings: Internal Security Reforms and the Prevention of Global Terrorism in Spain (WP) WP 40/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 14/10/2008 Fernando Reinares At the time of the Madrid bombings on 11 March 2004, Spain was equipped with well-developed internal security structures that were highly efficient in the fight against terrorism. However, they were not as well adapted to dealing with the challenges of terrorism related to al-Qaeda.
The Mujahedin in Nagorno-Karabakh: A Case Study in the Evolution of Global Jihad (WP) WP 20/2008 - 9/5/2008 Michael Taarnby The current volume of publications dealing with Islamist militancy and terrorism defies belief in terms of its contents. This paper is a modest attempt to direct more attention and interest towards the much overlooked sub-field of historical research within Jihadi studies.
Afghanistan and Lebanon: Assessment of the Jihadist Risk to Spain (WP) WP 8/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 11/3/2008 Miguel Luparelli Mathieu, José Antonio Mathés and Andrés Montero Gómez This analysis is based on a game theory model which assumes the premise that the behaviour of Jihadist groups (taken generally, and al-Qaeda in particular) and of States is rational and responds to strategic choices. It begins with an introduction to the context which situates Spain and global Jihadist groups on opposing sides of the game board of strategic interests. There follows an analysis of each of the scenarios and their implications in the strategies of Jihadist organisations, as well as their influence on Spanish foreign policy and international security policy decisions.
Fatah al-Islam: Anthropological Perspectives on Jihadi Culture (WP) WP 6/2008 - 12/2/2008 Michael Taarnby and Lars Hallundbaek This paper argues that the Jihadi culture of Fatah al-Islam is an appropriated and non-traditional culture which must be defended at all costs by its followers precisely because it is an artificial entity.
Will America’s New Counterinsurgency Doctrine Defeat al-Qaeda? (WP) WP 1/2008 - 10/1/2008 Sebestyén L. v. Gorka This paper discusses the concept of global insurgency and deals with the existing canon of COIN theory and case studies. It also looks at the connection between the practice of counterinsurgency and the broader world of politics and war–fighting. The document close with a discussion as to exactly how much the ‘Long War’ is in fact understandable as a form of COIN and whether al–Qaeda is truly an insurgent organisation.
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