{"660184":{"#nid":"660184","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Jordan Publishes Analysis on Future of Terrorism After U.S. Kills al-Qaida Leader","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/jenna-jordan\u0022\u003EJenna Jordan\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor and associate chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, published an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/08\/12\/zawahiri-drone-kabul-al-qaeda\/\u0022\u003Eanalysis\u003C\/a\u003E in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Washington Post\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;titled \u0026quot;The U.S. Killed al-Qaida\u0026rsquo;s Leader. That Might Boost Terrorism.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn it, she describes how the United States killing al-Qaida leader\u0026nbsp;Ayman al-Zawahiri might actually provide the terrorist organization with room to grow. Jordan argues\u0026nbsp;that organizational structure, popular support, and ideology are the three main factors in determining whether capturing or killing terrorist leaders will hurt or inspire a terrorist group.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Killing a terrorist group\u0026rsquo;s leader can reassure Americans that their government is engaged in the war on terrorism,\u0026quot; Jordan writes.\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;It\u0026rsquo;s a highly visible, low-cost alternative to large-scale military operations or efforts to reshape governments. But policymakers may wish to be realistic about what decapitation can actually achieve \u0026mdash; and consider the possibility that attacks on high-profile leaders may increase terrorism under new and more effective leadership.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the full analysis in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/08\/12\/zawahiri-drone-kabul-al-qaeda\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Washington Post\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe analysis, published in \u0026quot;The Washington Post,\u0026quot; argues that terrorism might increase.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The analysis, published in \u0022The Washington Post,\u0022 argues that terrorism might increase."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2022-08-16 16:48:03","changed_gmt":"2022-08-16 16:49:27","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"658626":{"id":"658626","type":"image","title":"Jenna Jordan ","body":null,"created":"1654036822","gmt_created":"2022-05-31 22:40:22","changed":"1654036847","gmt_changed":"2022-05-31 22:40:47","alt":"Jenna Jordan ","file":{"fid":"249660","name":"SRD_9473.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SRD_9473.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SRD_9473.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1932029,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SRD_9473.jpg?itok=g6WLph_O"}}},"media_ids":["658626"],"groups":[{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gwyner3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs | School of Public Policy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}