Connections vol.16, no.1, Winter 2017

Disunity in Global Jihad

The Winter 2017 issue of Connections is dedicated to the controversies between al-Qaeda (AQ) and Islamic State (IS) and their historical, ideological or geographical affiliates. The issue has been prepared by the Danish Institute for International Studies, with Dr. Manni Crone and Dr. Flemming Splidsboel Hansen serving as Guest Editors.

The papers in this special issue cover three main topics: (1) Historical, ideological and conceptual foundations of existing controversies; (2) Interactions between IS and AQ in Syria, Iraq and other key geographic areas - Afghanistan/Pakistan, Yemen, North Africa and Sahel, Caucasus and Central Aisa, and (3) Varying perspectives on foreign fighters and women's roles in Jihad.

 

Contents

Crone, Manni, and Flemming Splidsboel Hansen. "Disunity in Global Jihad: A Preface." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 5-6.
Sheikh, Mona Kanwal. "Islamic State Enters Al-Qaeda’s Old Hotbed: Afghanistan and Pakistan." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 37-49.
Clausen, Maria-Louise. "Islamic State in Yemen – A Rival to al-Qaeda?" Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 50-62.
Crone, Manni. "Islamic State’s Incursion into North Africa and Sahel: A Threat to al-Qaeda?" Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 63-76.
Hansen, Flemming Splidsboel. "Jihad in Russian." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 77-86.
Greenwood, Maja Touzari. "Islamic State and al-Qaeda’s Foreign Fighters." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 87-97.