Leaderless Jihad Terror Networks in the Twenty First Century

Marc Sageman

How do ordinary young people in the West become terrorists, and how should governments respond to a leaderless network?

At a glance

You will learn the four forces behind radicalization: moral outrage, a story of war on Islam, lived discrimination and social networks
You will question the brainwashing story, since the author finds recruits simply took on the beliefs of their friends
You will understand why a web of small online groups is so hard to destroy