Franchising Terrorism
What is the nature of relationships between Islamic state provinces in Africa and the Islamic state central?
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Show Notes
Judd Devermont is joined by Anouar Boukhars (African Center for Strategic Studies), Jason Warner (United States Military Academy in West Point), and Emily Estelle (American Enterprise Institute) to discuss the dangers of overemphasizing or underselling the ties between regional groups and global Jihadi networks. Guests also cover French President Macron's decision to draw down Operation Barkhane in the Sahel and the ADF's links to the Islamic state in Eastern Congo.
Background Readings:
- A Course Correction for the Sahel Stabilisation Strategy - International Crisis Group
- The Islamic State in Africa: The Emergence, Evolution, and Future of the Next Jihadist Battlefront - Jason Warner, Ryan Cummings, and Ryan O'Farrell
- The Islamic State has ‘provinces’ in Africa. That doesn’t mean what you might think - Jason Warner
- Swapping jerseys: What changes when African extremists join the Islamic State? - Emily Estelle
- DRC: Designating the ADF - Jason Warner
- False Choices: U.S. Policy toward Coastal West Africa and the Sahel - Judd Devermont
- Déby’s Dead. What’s Next for Chad and the Sahel? - Judd Devermont
- Rethinking Crisis Responses in the Sahel - Judd Devermont and Marielle Harris
- Centering Civilian Protection in Northern Mozambique - Emilia Columbo and Kelly Moss
- The Logic of Violence in Africa’s Extremist Insurgencies - Anouar Boukhars
- Keeping Terrorism at Bay in Mauritania - Anouar Boukhars