Radicalization in the U.S. beyond al Qaeda : treating the disease of the disconnection
Clint Watts (Author), Foreign Policy Research Institute (Publisher)
Recent weeks have seen an unfortunate number of violent shootings perpetrated by armed men. The shootings in Aurora, Colorado and Oak Creek, Wisconsin shine light on ideologies and other factors inspiring violence in the U.S. Completed in December 2011, the report explores the efficacy and future threat of al Qaeda's ideology in radicalizing Americans but concludes with a broader call for examining the variety of domestic ideologies inspiring violence in the United States. Watts discusses potential trends in future U.S. radicalization and outlines several recommendations for preparing the U.S. to detect and interdict violence from a host of extremist ideologies, of which al Qaeda represents only one
eBook, English, 2012
Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 2012