Al Qaeda Franchise: The Expansion of Al-Qaeda and Its ConsequencesThe al Qaeda Franchise asks why al Qaeda adopted a branching out strategy, introducing seven franchises spread over the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. After all, transnational terrorist organizations can expand through other organizational strategies. Forming franchises was not an inevitable outgrowth of al Qaeda's ideology or its U. S. focused strategy. The efforts to create local franchises have also undermined one of al Qaeda's primary