Lashkar-e-Taiba - An Emerging Threat

"Lashkar-e-Taiba An Emerging Threat is an engaging work on an important subject: the resiliency of the militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). While groups like Al Qaeda have received much attention in the West, LeT has not been the subject of many in-depth works. Schlosser s framework for examining hierarchical illicit organizations and how they are different from network-based ones is valuable. It reminds us that even though the conventional wisdom is that illicit organizations are network-based, this is not always the case and organizations like LeT may be very resistant to strategies that are based upon dealing with networks. This work will be of interest to a variety of audiences ranging from graduate students to policy researchers." Patrick Bratton, Ph.D., Director, Diplomacy and Military Studies Program, Associate Professor, Hawai`i Pacific University

Autorentext

With over eight years of progressive experience and responsibility in consulting, investment banking, and research in Europe and the US, Eugen Schlosser currently pursues his doctorate degree at the Schumpeter School of Business and Economics at the University of Wuppertal in Germany.

Klappentext

"Lashkar-e-Taiba - An Emerging Threat is an engaging work on an important subject: the resiliency of the militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). While groups like Al Qaeda have received much attention in the West, LeT has not been the subject of many in-depth works. Schlosser's framework for examining hierarchical illicit organizations and how they are different from network-based ones is valuable. It reminds us that even though the conventional wisdom is that illicit organizations are network-based, this is not always the case and organizations like LeT may be very resistant to strategies that are based upon dealing with networks. This work will be of interest to a variety of audiences ranging from graduate students to policy researchers." Patrick Bratton, Ph.D., Director, Diplomacy and Military Studies Program, Associate Professor, Hawai`i Pacific University