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Mandela neither demanded nor received an entirely unconditional devotion; in power he expected his compatriots to behave as assertive citizens not genuflecting disciples

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Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou

Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou is the author of Understanding Al Qaeda: The Transformation of War (Pluto Press, 2006 and University of Michigan Press, 2006 )

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Towards the real al-Qaida

The 9/11 attacks catapulted the al-Qaida to global attention. What is its condition today, and do Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri still exercise control? Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou assesses a movement in flux.

The dividends of asymmetry: al-Qaida's evolving strategy

A year without a major al-Qaida attack might suggest an organisation in retreat. Not so, says Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou.

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