XVI. Don’t Call It a Comeback, AQAP’s Been Here for Years with Katherine Zimmerman
Release Date: 09/28/2015
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Behnam Said comes on the show to talk about nasheeds.
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Barak Mendelsohn comes on the show to discuss his new book, The al-Qaeda Franchise: The Expansion of al-Qaeda and Its Consequences.
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Aaron Stein comes on the show to talk about IS networks in Turkey.
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Andrew Lebovich comes on the show to discuss the various jihadi groups that have been active in Mali over the past few years.
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Bernard Rougier comes on the show to discuss Lebanese Sunni jihadism.
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Aymenn al-Tamimi comes on the show for an in-depth discussion of the Islamic State’s finances and economic situation.
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Lorenzo Vidino and Seamus Hughes come on the show to talk about their new report ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa.
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Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck comes on the show to talk about jihadism in Algeria.
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Charles Lister comes back on the show for an in-depth discussion on jihadism in Syria.
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- AQAP since the death of Awlaqi and their withdrawal from territory in southern Yemen in 2012
- The effect of the rise of the Huthis and how the Saudi/Emirati war in Yemen has affected AQAP
- AQAP’s local outreach and how it compares to what it tried from 2011-2012
- How drone attacks on AQAP leadership have affected the group
- The Islamic State’s activities in Yemen and what they mean for AQAP
Links:
- Katherine Zimmerman » AEI Scholar
- Critical Threats | Katherine Zimmerman
- A New Model for Defeating al Qaeda in Yemen – Katherine Zimmerman | AEI
- AQAP: A Resurgent Threat – Katherine Zimmerman | CTC Sentinel
- Katherine Zimmerman (@KatieZimmerman) | Twitter
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