Global Speaker Series: Global Jihad by Dr. Glenn E. Robinson
Thursday, November 10th, 5-6pm (MDT)
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Join the International Affairs community in this Global Speaker Series presentation by Dr. Glenn E. Robinson on his recent book titled 鈥.鈥 The book is not a work of sensationalism but rather a sober and accessible analysis of this important topic, written in a broadly comparative way.听 The book has received "Book of the Year" recognition from both Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy for 2021.听Join us on November 10th!
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Bio: Glenn E. Robinson is Professor of Defense Analysis at the听听(NPS) in Monterey, California, and is also affiliated with the听听at the听.听 He retired from NPS after 30 years in December 2021. He has authored or co-authored four books on Middle East politics as well as over 150 journal articles, book chapters, government reports and conference papers.听 His most recent book,听,听was named by both听Foreign Affairs听补苍诲听Foreign Policy听as a "Best Book of 2021." 听He has won awards for his teaching at both Berkeley and NPS.听 Robinson has been active in policy work, especially for听听补苍诲听, and in his professional work for the听听(MESA) and (as a Founding Board Member and Treasurer) for the听听(础骋础笔厂).
听(by Lisa Anderson): "How has jihad, a Muslim religious imperative to struggle in the path of God, come to preoccupy governments around the world? Robinson provides a synthetic and remarkably comprehensive account of the evolution of political jihad since it came to global prominence in the 1980s. He sketches four waves of jihadi activity: the international call to expel the Soviets from Afghanistan during the 1980s, the anti-American focus of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, the rejection by the so-called Islamic State (or ISIS) of the international system, and the proliferation of 鈥渓one wolf鈥 actions fueled by radicalization on the Internet. Robinson provides both an accessible history and a provocative analysis of one of the most important political movements in the world over the last half century. Wading into controversial debates, he makes the case that jihadi activity is best understood as a 鈥渕ovement of rage,鈥 an apocalyptic rejection of the secular, scientific knowledge of the Enlightenment, echoing the actions of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and many other violent, book-burning mobs. What jihadi leaders have added to this mix, he argues, is the ability to project their rage and unleash their movement on a global scale."
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