From finances to transnational mobility: searching for the global Jihadists' achilles heel
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Date
2006Source Title
Terrorism and Political Violence
Print ISSN
0954-6553
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
301 - 313
Language
English
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Abstract
This article seeks to uncover a primary source of vulnerability in the global Jihadist terrorist network. It offers a critical examination of the traditional money lead for countering global Jihadist terrorism, and concludes that in this case, it is not the most effective method. Rather, the concept of transnational mobility, both as it relates to socialization into and professionalization within the Jihadist network, is identified as the lifeblood of the network, and thus an arguably more appropriate focus for countering strategies. Issues surrounding travel document security are analysed within an overarching dichotomous framework of offensive/defensive counter-terrorism strategies, emphasizing the need for active penetration by intelligence forces into the terrorist networks and relevant mobility-related realms.
Keywords
Countering terrorismFinance
Intelligence
Jihadist
Terrorism
Transitional mobility
Travel documents