Towards a "Political Turn" in the Fight against Jihadist Terrorism? Guido Steinberg, Politique étrangère, World Policy Conference 2008 (hors-série).'Since 2001, three trends have characterized the development of Jihadist terrorism: the return of Arab volunteers from Afghanistan to their home countries, the...

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Despite all the measures taklen against al-Qaeda and like-minded organizations after September 11, 2001, Jihadist terrorism has remained a dangerous threat. Although it would be exaggerated to state that Jihadist organizations have become stronger, al-Qaeda's biggest success may have been that it avoided total disintegration. Guido Steinberg, former Advisor on international terrorism (Federal Chancellery, Germany), is a research fellow at the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP, German Institute for International and Security Affairs) in Berlin.