Seminar: Global Jihad 20 Years after 9/11(København + livestream)

This seminar takes stock of the global jihadi movement 20 years after 9/11. Leading scholars will share their thoughts on the internal debates and divisions within the jihadi movement today.

This public seminar takes stock of the global jihadi movement 20 years after 9/11. Leading scholars who have studied the development of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, especially with regards to the competition between the two movements, will share their thoughts on the internal debates and divisions within the jihadi movement today.

The first part of the seminar will look at overall trends that divide or unite the global jihadi movement, while the second part will zoom in on particular conflict zones in order to shed light on how the Al-Qaeda-Islamic State rivalry plays out in different local and regional conflict settings.

Speakers

• Dr. Cole Bunzel, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Dr. Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
• Katherine Zimmerman, Resident Fellow, the American Enterprise Institute
• Dr. Aaron Zelin, Fellow, The Washington Institute
• Dr. Elisabeth Kendall, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford University’s Pembroke College
• Dr. Amira Jadoon, Assistant Professor, West Point
• Dr. Tore Hamming, Non-resident Researcher, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, Kings College
• Saer El-Jaichi, Postdoc, DIIS
• Dr. Mona Kanwal Sheikh, Senior Researcher, DIIS

Programme
Session 1: Unity and Friction in Global Jihad
Moderator: Telli Betül Karacan

9.30: Welcome, Dr. Mona Kanwal Sheikh and Saer El-Jaichi
9.45: Keynote speaker: Dr. Cole Bunzel
10.30: Questions
10.45: Coffee break
11.00: Dr. Thomas Hegghammer and Katherine Zimmerman

12.30: Lunch break

Session 2: Jihadi Rivalry – Perspectives From Different Regional Contexts
Moderator: Dino Krause

13.30: Dr. Aaron Zelin and Dr. Elisabeth Kendall
14.00: Coffee break
14.30: Dr. Amira Jadoon and Dr. Tore Hamming
15.00: Q&A
16.00: End of seminar

Practical information
The seminar will be held in English and livestreamed on diis.dk.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required – request for a seat and we will confirm aprox. one week before the event.
Please use our online registration form no later than 1 September 2021 at 12.00 noon.

Livestream does not require registration – find the livestream here on this page aprox. 15 min. before welcome.

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