Strukturen des Terrors

• June 2011
• Alexander Ritzmann

• BIGS Essence Number 3

What makes a successful terrorist organization? Or to put it another way: Why have some terrorist organisations managed to be active for decades and pursue or even achieve their goals, while others have disappeared from the scene? There are many reasons for this. This paper deals with al-Qaeda and Hezbollah, two of the most successful, because most enduring, terrorist organizations of our time, and examines the role of the respective chosen organizational structure in the question of survival and success.