OGBOZOR, CHIKAMSO MARY (2026) TRANSNATIONAL-TERRORISM AND GLOBAL SECURITY: A CASE STUDY OF AL QAEDA’S INFLUENCE ON UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY, 2012-2025. Other thesis, GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, ENUGU.
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Abstract
Transnational terrorism represents one of the most significant security challenges in contemporary international relations, and the operations of Al-Qaeda between 2012 and 2025 provide a compelling case study of how non-state actors reshape the foreign policy of major powers plus the institutions of global security governance. The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between Al-Qaeda's transnational operations and US foreign policy across the 2012 to 2025 period. The specific objectives were to analyse how Al-Qaeda's operations influenced US foreign policy on global security and counterterrorism strategies, plus to evaluate the effectiveness of US foreign policy initiatives in reducing the operational capacity of Al-Qaeda across different regions. Data were drawn from official US government documents, UN Security Council records, RAND Corporation reports, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Drone Warfare Database, the START Global Terrorism Database, plus peer-reviewed academic scholarship. The study adopted a documentary and ex post facto research design with thematic content analysis as the primary analytical method, anchored by securitisation theory. Finding One confirmed that Al-Qaeda's franchise expansion across the Middle East, North Africa, East Africa, and the Sahel produced a significant and sustained influence on US foreign policy architecture plus global security governance norms, including seven unanimous UN Security Council resolutions plus the structural reorientation of NATO's counterterrorism framework. Finding Two confirmed that US military initiatives achieved significant tactical effectiveness in degrading Al-Qaeda Central through 46 confirmed leadership removals yet failed to prevent the geographic dispersal of affiliate networks, producing a strategic paradox of tactical success alongside strategic insufficiency. The study concludes that securitisation theory provides the most precise explanation for both findings and recommends that the US Department of State, in coordination with the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, establish a structured de-securitisation review mechanism to assess the proportionality of existing emergency counterterrorism frameworks. Keywords: Transnational terrorism, Al-Qaeda, US foreign policy, global security, counterterrorism.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | CHIBUEZE EZE |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Aug 2026 11:02 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2026 11:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/6137 |
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