According to the editors of this book, North Africa has become a hotbed of terrorist activity in recent years, as demonstrated by several events in the region. Representing, as it does, a potential threat to NATOs southern flank, this area can no longer be ignored, they say.This book presents the proceedings of the NATO Centre of Excellence, Defence Against Terrorism COE-DAT Advanced Research Workshop entitled The Terrorist Threat in North Africa from a NATO Perspective, held in Ankara, Turkey, in the November 2013. Subjects covered include the changing nature of North African terrorism the rise of Al Qaeda in North Africa Skryť popis