Examines the new generation of Al-Qaeda leaders, explains the wider aims of both organizations, and provides an analysis of major terrorist incidents.

Includes index. Includes maps of: Pakistan and Afghanistan - Administrative Areas; Mohmand and Bajaur Agencies of Pakistan and Adjoining Areas; Khyber and Kurram Agencies of Pakistan and Adjoining Areas; North and South Waziristan, Pakistan, and Adjoining Areas; Afghan-Pakistani Border around Kandahar and Balochistan; Border Regions between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan; NATO Regional Command Areas in Afghanistan; Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA); Established and Frequently Used Routes across the Afghan-Pakistani Border; Established and Frequently Used Routes across the Afghan-Pakistani Border around Kandahar and Balochistan.

A new world : destruction, migration, friends, and foes -- The politics of war and peace -- First step : leadership building and transformation of the "sons of the soil" to "blood brothers" -- Takfeer and khuruj : an ideological thesis for the separation of Islamists and states -- Antithesis : debate on the legitimacy of the resistance -- The synthesis -- Building the eagle's nest -- The theater of war.