Islamist Movements

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 4, 2021: A boy sells water on the city streets. On August 15, the Taliban forces entered Kabul without any resistance from the government, President Ashraf Ghani fleeing the country. On September 6, the Taliban stated they had established control over the whole territory of the republic. A day later, new government members were revealed to include solely Taliban representatives and be mostly Pashtun, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Alexandra Kovalskaya/TASSEDITORIAL USE ONLY; NO COMMERCIAL USE; NO ADVERTISING.No use Russia.

What’s going on in Afghanistan?

Vanda Felbab-Brown, Bryce Klehm, and Scott R. Anderson

The Lawfare Podcast

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

A member of the Taliban force stands guard at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Insurgency is easier than governing: The future of the Taliban in Afghanistan

Vanda Felbab-Brown, Scott R. Anderson, and Doyle Hodges

Horns of a Dilemma

Friday, September 3, 2021

A Somali soldier holds position as al-Shabaab militia storms a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

The long war in Somalia

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Adam Day

Hybrid Wars with Adam Day

Sunday, June 14, 2020

A Nigerian army convoy vehicle drives ahead with an anti-aircraft gun, on its way to Bama, Borno State, Nigeria August 31, 2016. Picture taken from inside a vehicle. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde SEARCH "BAMA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Adam Day

Hybrid Wars with Adam Day

Friday, June 12, 2020

A view of minarets of Prophet Mohammad's Mosque in the holy city of Medina January 3, 2007. Pilgrims from all over the world gather in the holy city of Mecca each year for the five-day haj, which is a duty for every able-bodied Muslim at least once in a lifetime. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (SAUDI ARABIA) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE: ALSO SEE GF2E5440NM001 - GM1DUHYIKUAA

Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Indonesian Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta July 23, 2010. Indonesia's Muslims learned last week they have been praying in the wrong direction, after the country's highest Islamic authority said its directive on the direction of Mecca actually had people facing Africa. Muslims are supposed to face the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia during prayer and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued an edict in March stipulating westward was the correct direction from the world's most populous Muslim country. It has now said the true direction is north-west. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION ODDLY IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E67N18IZ01

How Saudi Arabia and Iran use Islam in foreign policy

Shadi Hamid, Peter Mandaville, and Fred Dews

Friday, January 11, 2019

Is Islam exceptional? And what does it mean for the future of Western democracy?

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

A supporter of the Islamist Ennahda Party holds a party flag during a municipal elections campaign in Tunis, Tunisia April 28, 2018. Picture taken April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1319B67DE0

What is the future of political Islam? Experts discuss

Friday, May 4, 2018

On September 16-18, 2017, the Brookings Institution, in conjunction with the State of Qatar, will convene the 13th annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum in New York, NY. The theme of this years Forum is Crisis and Cooperation.

Experts debate the intersections of Islam, democracy, pluralism, and citizenship in the Middle East

William McCants and Rashid Dar

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters are seen as they rest in a building in the border town of Jarablus, Syria, August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RTX2NQ7U

Islamists on Islamism today: An interview with Omar Mushaweh of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood

Shadi Hamid and William McCants

Monday, July 24, 2017