Middle East Program
Number 111
May 2010
ExploitingGrievances
Al-Qaeda in theArabian Peninsula
Alistair Harris
YEMEN:
ON THE BRINK
A
Carnegie Paper
Series
C
arnegie
PAPERS
ExploitingGrievances
Al-Qaeda in theArabian Peninsula
Alistair Harris
Middle East Program
Number 111
■
May 2010
An effective strategy to combat AQAP must seek to understand how the group’snarrative resonateswith the Yemeni people, and find waysfor state institutionsto address thosegrievances.
© 2010 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. All rights reserved.The Carnegie Endowment does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented here are the author’s own and do not necessarily re-flect the views of the Endowment, its staff, or its trustees.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Carnegie Endowment. Pleasedirect inquiries to:Carnegie Endowment for International PeacePublications Department1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036Phone: 202-483-7600Fax: 202-483-1840 www.CarnegieEndowment.orgThis publication can be downloaded at no cost at www.CarnegieEndowment.org/pubs.
About the Author
Alistair Harris
is a former diplomat and UN staff member. He is an associatefellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and frequent commentatorfor RUSI on Middle Eastern issues, as well as director of the research consultancy Pursue Ltd. A specialist in counter-radicalization, security sector assistance, andpost-conflict stabilization, he has worked in recent years in the Balkans, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, and Africa.Harris has a first class degree from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and is agraduate student at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence atSt. Andrews University.
Search History:
Result 00 of 00
00 results for result for
p.
Exploiting Grievances: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), an offshoot of Osama Bin Laden’s
terrorist network and a group that has been operating in Yemen and Saudi
Arabia, presents a growing regional and international security challenge.
Analysis of… (More)
terrorist network and a group that has been operating in Yemen and Saudi
Arabia, presents a growing regional and international security challenge.
Analysis of… (More)
11.5K
Reads
111
Readcasts
35
Embed Views
Recommended
More From This User
Notes
Load more
