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Introduction Introduction
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Al-Qaida’s objectives Al-Qaida’s objectives
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To end Western presence in Muslim lands To end Western presence in Muslim lands
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To bring down corrupt regimes To bring down corrupt regimes
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To signal the emergence of a new virtuous leadership To signal the emergence of a new virtuous leadership
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To defend Muslim lives and property To defend Muslim lives and property
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The democratisation of Islamic authority The democratisation of Islamic authority
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Al-Qaida in the near future Al-Qaida in the near future
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Abstract
The declaration of a Caliphate in June 2014 by an al-Qaida offshoot implied a strong sense of political–religious unity, but, in reality, the announcement reflected deep division at the heart of radical Islam. This article critically assesses al-Qaida’s progress on its four main objectives over the course of the 9/11 decade, and suggests that its principal setbacks were due to the fragmentation of Islamic authority. In particular, Osama bin Laden’s inability to reverse the misguided focus, by some affiliated groups, on the ‘nearer enemy’, began to portend al-Qaida’s downfall. However, after the Arab Spring, in the chokeholds of strong states and the chaos of weak states al-Qaida found advantage. Furthermore, with the rise of groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a new pattern of radicalism emerged, in which the threat to ‘far enemy’, ‘near enemy’ and ‘nearer enemy’ were combined.
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