Connections
Contents
Disunity in Global Jihad: A Preface
The Mole and the Mallet: Islamic State and al-Qaeda in the ‘Thirty Years' War’ in the Middle East
Heirs of Abu Bakr: On the Ideology and Conception of History in al-Qaeda and Islamic State
Islamic State Enters Al-Qaeda’s Old Hotbed: Afghanistan and Pakistan
Islamic State in Yemen – A Rival to al-Qaeda?
Islamic State’s Incursion into North Africa and Sahel: A Threat to al-Qaeda?
Islamic State and al-Qaeda’s Foreign Fighters
Migrants, Housewives, Warriors or Sex Slaves: AQ’s and the Islamic State’s Perspectives on Women
Abstract:
International stabilization missions are often unsuccessful, as demonstrated by the fact that a large number of countries that have hosted such missions have also relapsed into conflict within 20 years. The author suggests looking to experiences of resilience-based peacebuilding for more successful examples. These remain largely unknown or ignored and still do not enjoy the attention they deserve, whether because the ‘wrong’ NGO crowd dominates peacebuilding programming, the ‘wrong’ departments and ministries are considered the main peacebuilding partners or the resilience-based projects simply are not costly enough to attract attention. A framework for resilience and examples from Guatemala, Liberia, Timor-Leste, and Afghanistan are discussed and lessons to be learned identified.
Previous Issue
The Fall 2016 issue of Connections is dedicated to the NATO Summit that took place in Warsaw, Poland in July 2016. During the Summit, heads of state and government of allied and partner countries discussed key security challenges. This journal issue takes a deep look into two key themes - assuring the security of the Alliance in view of the hybrid ...
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