Analysis of al-Shabaab threat in Somalia

The Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, has completed a thorough and carefully researched report titled "The Terror Threat from Somalia: The Internationalization of al Shabaab" by Christopher Harnisch.

Dated February 12, 2010, it suggests that al-Shabaab may develop the capacity to launch attacks in the United States. You can access the report in PDF format here.