We’re hiring! JS is seeking a full-time Editorial Assistant to support our democracy and rule of law initiatives and help advance our broader work and mission. Application deadline is September 15. Early applications are highly encouraged. Apply here: www.justsecurity.org/just-securit...

Job in Oslo: Senior researcher Middle East at NUPI www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Job opening: Ombudsperson, Security Council ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee careers.un.org/jobSearchDes...

** JOB ALERT ** Research position (3 years) at Queen's University Belfast to conduct research on project “Governing Jihad in Africa”. This position is to do comparative fieldwork on the ideology of at least two jihadi groups in Africa. Details here: hr.apps.qub.ac.uk/jobs/job_des...

New article by @jeromed.bsky.social et al., The end of Jihadi Salafism? The religious governance of HTS, the Post-Jihadi rebel ruler in Northern Syria www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

There are many academic hiring freezes right now, but not everywhere! The Nunn Schoool at Georgia Tech is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in intelligence and international security, starting in Fall 25. careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/...

On intelligence and peace processes open.substack.com/pub/intellig...

New Vacancy: Editor in Chief for journal Perspectives on Terrorism pt.icct.nl/announcement...

📢Job Opening: @icrc.org Adviser on Digital Tech of Warfare (in Kyiv). Help us analyze and monitor the digitalization of warfare, understand its impact on people, and engage with state and non-state actors. Unique and important role – do apply careers.icrc.org/job/Kyiv-%28...

Five years in the making, based on dozens of travel to Idlib under HTS control, multiple interviews with Ahmad al-Sharaa, his closest associates, other factions, ministers, dissidents, opponents, civil society, diplomats, and more www.hurstpublishers.com/book/transfo...

Syria’s al-Qaida affiliate dissolves itself - from Aymenn al-Tamimi at Substack - open.substack.com/pub/aymennal...

I am told that this story is now open for comments. Based on my inbox, some of you have a lot to say.

Some useful historical context - Guantanamo’s other history (2021), by @bostonreview.bsky.social www.bostonreview.net/articles/gua...

NYT: «Mr. Trump also said he plans to quickly release the classified files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.» www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/u...

Taliban and Hamas - by @thomasruttig.bsky.social www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/r...

Some good book recommendations on Afghanistan- by AAN @aanafgh.bsky.social - www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/c...

An important warning!

Interesting from Tam Hussein, about HTS and the future of the jihadism (Dec 2024) open.substack.com/pub/tamhusse...

Guantánamo Bay Explained www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/u...

More on hybrid threats - against the High North and Baltic Sea regions - by @nupinytt.bsky.social www.nupi.no/publikasjone...

NYT on hybrid warfare in Europe www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/w...

In 2022 I issued this UN communication on Nashwan al-Tamir, Ref, AL USA 26/2022. He was frail and vulnerable then - all the more so now. This is Guantánamo Convict Sues to Stop U.S. Plan to Send Him to Prison in Iraq www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/u...

Understanding the “who,” & the “why,” of this crime is necessary to prevent further violence but also to calibrate threats accurately, avoid hyperbole in defining it & the perpetrator, & prevent useless and ill-conceived inflation of terrorism risks in the US.” www.justsecurity.org/106066/refle...

In @foreignaffairs.com, @graemesmithauthor.bsky.social, @jeromed.bsky.social and I urge Western policymakers to make better choices in #Syria than they did in #Afghanistan, or risk sabotaging Syria's transition 🧵1/ www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/...

How the U. S. lost the Waygal valley www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/w...

Glad of the opportunity for a long conversation with Marco Wurman to talk about global repression enabled by counter terrorism. theworld.org/stories/2024...

Very excited to be working on this project with a billboard team!

Also in the December issue of Perspectives on Terrorism:

"The most powerful weapon in war is not a fighter jet, a drone, or even artificial intelligence, but rather something much older: impersonation." New op-ed by Diego Gambetta and yours truly www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/m...

We are hiring at the PolSci department at @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social. Tenure, open to all subfields, can apply for professor promotion immediately (on merits). Top international department, green and buzzing capital city of Oslo, high quality of life, great for families! www.finn.no/job/fulltime...

The Oxford Authoritarian Politics Network is organising a new conference 👇👇 ENGAGING DEMOCRATIC AND AUTHORITARIAN POLITICS SCHOLARSHIP IN CONVERSATION Please spread the word and circulate our call for papers widely!

A few monts old, but good analysis of the state of the global jihadist movement www.jihadica.com/hamas-and-al...

From Franz J. Marty, report on why the ‘international terrorist threat’ from ISKP is exaggerated. s55fff780010d8867.jimcontent.com/download/ver...

«National Security Agency reveals details of its role in hunt for Osama bin Laden» www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/nat...

My two cents in Washington Post: wapo.st/4fpn06u

The sentencing remarks in the Choudary case. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

Some intersting details here about ISIS networks in Turkey edition.cnn.com/2024/07/25/w...

Looking forward to reading this new book by Jerome Drevon based on fieldwork among jihadists in Syria. It’s even open access (free to download as pdf) global.oup.com/academic/pro...

France’s rail network hit by «coordinated acts of sabotage» - www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Germany bans the Islamic Center Hamburg abcnews.go.com/amp/Internat...

July 22: A Pivotal Day in Terrorism History @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social @warontherocks.bsky.social @cfr.org warontherocks.com/2021/07/july...

«… France's efforts to infiltrate the Tajik community could prove counter-productive.» www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Online seminar on 14 August: «Afghanistan’s Evolving Terrorism Landscape under the Taliban». www.stimson.org/event/afghan...

U.S. Uncovers Russian Plot to Assassinate C.E.O. of German Arms Maker www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/u...

ICCT report on «Islamist influencers», «TikTokisation» and more. www.icct.nl/publication/...