The Future of Al Quaeda

Since September 11th, the Bush administration has taken many steps, financial, military and policy-wise, with the goal of destroying one of the most organized and well-funded terrorist networks in the world. However, the short- and long- term effectiveness of these drastic measures has yet to be proven. Is Al Quaeda weakened or is it successfully regrouping? Does it still have the capabilities to commit more acts of terror? How has its infrastructure changed? Who is funding it in light of the financial restrictions the Bush administration has placed? Is the worst over?

Please join us for to hear the views of two of the leading experts and commentators on Osama bin Laden and the Al Quaeda network.

Participants

• Rohan Gunaratna
  Head, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore and author, Inside Al Qaeda: A Global Network of Terror