Resource added for the Criminal Justice {u2013} Law Enforcement 105046 and Professional Studies 105045 programs.

Introduction -- Origins and ideology of al Qaeda -- Al Qaeda: the evolution process -- Al Qaeda: the violence examined -- The funding and finance of al Qaeda -- The drive to survive: marketing and recruiting -- The Internet: the personalization of terrorism -- Yemen and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- Iraq and Syria: the evolution of al Qaeda in the land of the two rivers -- North Africa and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb -- Conclusions: a look forward.