Which tactics and ideologies of al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood work to achieve their respective goals, and which are counterproductive?

Public project summary

This research project is an analysis of the effectiveness of the two largest terrorist networks in the world. It will be finding the ultimate goal of each organization and how it chooses to pursue that goal. The effectiveness will be measured by looking at what tactics are used to obtain the goal and how effective or ineffective are those at achieving the groups' goals.