The author, an expert on Jihadist ideology and paramilitary intelligence, compares the modus operandi of terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda and the IS with those of governmental intelligence agencies, and subsequently analyzes the role of historical and religious narratives that help Jihadist groups justify their actions and military management.
Ferdinand J. Haberl is an Austrian Orientalist with a research focus on terrorism and security, jihadi ideology, terrorist armament culture, improvised firearms and paramilitary intelligence. In his present capacity he acts as the deputy director of the Vienna-based Documentation Center and oversees academic research projects on religiously motivated extremism and terrorism.
Innehållsförteckning
Glossary of Terms.- Introduction.- Strategic Intelligence Background.- Collection Sources.- Intelligence Analysis and “Lessons Learned”.- The Three Levels of Jihādi Warfare – The Interrelation of Jihādi Operational Art and Jihādi Intelligence.- The “Urtext” of Jihādi Intelligence Culture.- The First Islamic State and its Intelligence Services.- Jihādi Intelligence and Epistemology.- Counterintelligence.- Encryption and Secret Communication Counterfeiting.- Safe Houses.- Covert Operations.- Economic Warfare and Destabilisation.- The Elimination of the Greyzone as a Jihādi Covert Operation.- Jihādi Intelligence Activities in the Digital Realm.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.