The purpose of this monograph is to investigate the nature of
militant Islam in the context of a global ideological threat; to
further examine the strategic concepts associated with the theory
of containment developed to win the Cold War; and propose an
alternative national strategy of containment to successfully
execute the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The first section
defines the nature of the global threat of militant Islamic
fundamentalism, and its goals regarding expansion and the threat to
the US and the West. The defined threat was derived through
research of current US national strategy documents and the
declassified national intelligence assessment, recent academic
publications, and released statements and publications of militant
leaders such as Osama bin Laden and Ayman Zawahiri. Once defined,
key similarities of this current and future threat and the Cold War
threat of Soviet Communism are identified from primary documents on
American policy and strategy from 1945-1950, and secondary sources
associated with the strategy of containment. The critical aspect of
this comparison is the analysis of regional and global aims of the
threat, and intentions for expansion. This comparison is not
exhaustive, but merely adequate to ensure that a counter-strategy
of containment is worth pursuit. The key element is the comparison
of the similarities of ideological threats across all spectrums of
international power and influence. The second section analyzes the
successful Cold War strategy of containment and identifies key
concepts that can be successful in the containment of militant
Islam. The analysis focuses on former national programs designed to
leverage the elements of power in support of containment of Soviet
communism. Sources for this section are documents on American
policy and strategy that originated between 1945 and 1950 that
focus on containment strategy and secondary sources that analyze
the concepts and doctrine of containment itself. The third sec
General
Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2012 |
First published: |
October 2012 |
Authors: |
Robert J. Taylor
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 4mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
72 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-249-91653-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
LSN: |
1-249-91653-4 |
Barcode: |
9781249916536 |
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