High-Value Target: Countering Al Qaeda in Yemen - Couverture rigide

Hull, Edmund J.; Grossman, Marc

 
9781597976794: High-Value Target: Countering Al Qaeda in Yemen
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1597976792 ISBN 13 : 9781597976794
Editeur : Potomac Books Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Since its inception, al Qaeda has aspired to create a safe haven in Yemen, where it has operated against U.S. and Yemeni interests. From 2001 to 2004, when Edmund J. Hull was the American ambassador to Yemen, U.S. and Yemeni counterterrorism efforts successfully seized the initiative against al Qaeda, severely degrading its capabilities. During this period, al Qaeda mounted no successful operations against U.S. interests in Yemen and suffered the loss of its top leadership and cadres.High-Value Target tells the inside story of how al Qaeda's Yemeni safe haven was disrupted during Hull's tenure. A top counterterrorism official in both the Clinton and Bush administrations, Hull provides a detailed account of a team effort to build a strategic basis for U.S.-Yemeni counterterrorism and to execute a broad strategy aimed at improving not only the security of Yemen but also its economic development.That strategy included launching successful strikes against al Qaeda's leadership; engaging in sustained, personal involvement in Yemen's remote tribal areas; and fostering Yemen's nascent democracy and civil society. Plagued by profound distrust, scarce resources, and constant threats, the U.S. diplomatic team encountered numerous obstacles but ultimately positioned Yemen on a path toward enhanced security and modest political progress.

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À propos de l?auteur

Amb. Edmund J. Hull is a retired Foreign Service officer and fluent Arabic speaker whose service includes Jerusalem, Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen. He earned the CIA's George H. W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counterterrorism for service in Washington (1999-2001) and a Presidential Meritorious Service Award for service in Yemen (2001-4). Following his retirement, he has taught at Princeton University and he currently consults for the U.S. military. He enjoys offshore sailing and resides in Washington, D.C., when not at sea.

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Éditeur
Potomac Books Inc
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1597976792
ISBN 13 
9781597976794
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
192
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