Understanding Al Qaeda

Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (1968 - 2024) was a political historian, diplomat and acclaimed public intellectual. His books include a trilogy of the post-9/11 era: Contre-Croisade - Le 11 Septembre et le Retournement du monde, Understanding Al Qaeda and A Theory of ISIS. His writing brought a fresh approach to the studies of extremism, conflict, political violence and peace-building. He was a committed pan-Africanist and pan-Arabist. He worked as Professor of International History at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, and served as Mauritania's youngest foreign minister in 2008.

• List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Casus Belli2. Changed Context3. Purpose and Pattern4. Fallacies and Primacies5. Depth of EngagementAppendicesChronologyNotesBibliographyIndex

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