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
"Disunity in Global Jihad: A Preface." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 5-6.
"The Mole and the Mallet: Islamic State and al-Qaeda in the ‘Thirty Years' War’ in the Middle East." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 7-24.
"Heirs of Abu Bakr: On the Ideology and Conception of History in al-Qaeda and Islamic State." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 25-36.
"Islamic State Enters Al-Qaeda’s Old Hotbed: Afghanistan and Pakistan." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 37-49.
"Islamic State in Yemen – A Rival to al-Qaeda?" Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 50-62.
"Islamic State’s Incursion into North Africa and Sahel: A Threat to al-Qaeda?" Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 63-76.
"Jihad in Russian." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 77-86.
"Islamic State and al-Qaeda’s Foreign Fighters." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 87-97.
"Migrants, Housewives, Warriors or Sex Slaves: AQ’s and the Islamic State’s Perspectives on Women." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16, no. 1 (2017): 99-111.