num_pages: 250
description: On the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Brian Jenkins, one of the world's leading experts on terrorism and counterterrorism strategies, presents a concise and compelling overview of where we are today in the struggle against terrorism. He offers personal reflections on how some of our recent approaches to counterterrorism have been counterproductive. He presents an overview of the jihadists, particularly al Qaeda, and their operational code. He proposes strategies to counteract this adversary and to avoid reinforcing it further. Finally, he clarifies the American and Western values that we must strive to uphold, as well as ways that we might do so today and in the future.
language: English
title: Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
titlecomplete: Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
ratings_count: 12
publisher: RAND Corporation