Global Jihad: A Brief History | In Person

Course Description:

How has jihad, a Muslim religious imperative to struggle in the path of God, come to preoccupy governments around the world? Dr. Glenn E. Robinson provides a comprehensive and accessible 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 of the international system; and, the proliferation of “lone wolf” actions fueled by radicalization on the Internet. Join us for a provocative analysis of one of the most important political movements of the last half-century.