The OODA loop and Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism: a tactic of asymmetric warfare

This thesis applied John Boyd’s Observe-Orientate-Decide-Act loop as an adaptable strategic model of terrorism to case study research methodology, to test the theory that Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism is a tactic of asymmetric warfare. The case studies examined al Qaeda’s adaptation in...

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Main Author: Thomas, Jason
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/668
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description This thesis applied John Boyd’s Observe-Orientate-Decide-Act loop as an adaptable strategic model of terrorism to case study research methodology, to test the theory that Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism is a tactic of asymmetric warfare. The case studies examined al Qaeda’s adaptation into a dynamic, regenerative brand and its ability to penetrate Western moral boundaries. The concept of manoeuvring exploiting Western moral boundaries while simultaneously inspiring new followers is described as moral manoeuvrability.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-6682019-08-19T05:35:13Z The OODA loop and Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism: a tactic of asymmetric warfare Thomas, Jason This thesis applied John Boyd’s Observe-Orientate-Decide-Act loop as an adaptable strategic model of terrorism to case study research methodology, to test the theory that Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism is a tactic of asymmetric warfare. The case studies examined al Qaeda’s adaptation into a dynamic, regenerative brand and its ability to penetrate Western moral boundaries. The concept of manoeuvring exploiting Western moral boundaries while simultaneously inspiring new followers is described as moral manoeuvrability. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/668 en Curtin University fulltext
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The OODA loop and Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism: a tactic of asymmetric warfare
title The OODA loop and Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism: a tactic of asymmetric warfare
title_full The OODA loop and Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism: a tactic of asymmetric warfare
title_fullStr The OODA loop and Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism: a tactic of asymmetric warfare
title_full_unstemmed The OODA loop and Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism: a tactic of asymmetric warfare
title_short The OODA loop and Salafi-Jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism: a tactic of asymmetric warfare
title_sort ooda loop and salafi-jihadi inspired home-grown terrorism: a tactic of asymmetric warfare
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/668