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Delegitimizing al-Qaida: Defeating an 'Army Whose Men Love Death'

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Summary

Al-Qaida has established a metanarrative that enables it to recruit militants and supporters. The United States and its allies can challenge its ability to do so by delegitimizing the ideological motivations that inform that metanarrative.

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Long, Jerry Mark and Alex S. Wilner. “Delegitimizing al-Qaida: Defeating an 'Army Whose Men Love Death'.” Summer 2014

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