
This path-breaking collection of papers examines the phenomenon of jihadist insurgent movements in the Middle East and North, East and West Africa. It argues that military and strategic analysts have paid insufficient attention to the phenomenon of jihadism in insurgent movements,...

This volume examines jihadist insurgencies in the context of the global political order, arguing that even if ISIL is defeated, the movement that brought it into being will very probably morph into new movements. It was originally published as a special issue...