In Beyond Terror and Martyrdom (2009), Gilles Kepel presents his clash of two grand narratives view of Al-Qaidas evolution and the U.S. response to it. Kepels account leaves off at the conclusion of President George W. Bushs administration and touches on the challenges left to the Obama administration, which succeeded it. Briefly describe Kepels grand clash narrative. How did the Obama administrations counterterrorism approach grow out of Bushs War on Terror and seek to address Kepels three axes of crisis?
