TY - BOOK AU - HOFFMAN Bruce TI - From the war on terror to global counterinsurgency PY - 2006/// KW - AL QAEDA KW - UNITED STATES KW - COUNTERTERRORISM N2 - Despite numerous media reports that al-Qaeda is a spent force this article suggests that it is in fact stil a viable and formidable terrorist organization. Recommends the US government rethink its strategies to combine hard and soft power, improve civil military cooperation and communicate with other governments ER -