Magnus Ranstorp directs the Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at St.

NPR: A Look at Al Qaeda's Strength, Structure

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Magnus Ranstorp.

CNN: Disturbing look into mind of Norway suspect

Magnus Ranstorp, a terrorism specialist at St Andrew's University, believes western governments may have made a mistake in focusing their rhetoric too much on Mr bin Laden, instead of stressing that he heads a large, intricate network which will not disappear instantly, even if he and his immediate comrades are killed or neutralised.

ECONOMIST: The al-Qaeda network