After 9 11 the (Global) War on Terror started as a military campaign waged against al-Qaeda
and other organizations. This campaign was led by the United States though included NATO and a
wide assortment of other actors. Originally it was supposed to last until every terrorist
group of global reach had been found stopped and defeated. However the campaign has been
criticized on various grounds by security experts politicians scholars and others.
Eventually Barack Obama and the new US administration declared the War on Terror over. This
book deals with various Western perspectives on the campaign and its impacts on the larger
Middle East. It includes chapters written by experts on international relations and the Middle
East from various institutions (SOAS University of London Metropolitan University Prague
Charles University in Prague and the Institute of International Relations in Prague) all of
which gravitate around delving into the complexities of understanding the Global War on Terror
and its conclusion.
