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Exploiting Disorder: al-Qaeda and the Islamic State - International Crisis Group

The nature of war is changing. One change is the resurgence of "violent extremist" movements – the Islamic State, Boko Haram and various al-Qaeda-linked groups – in many of the world's deadliest crises. Although each is unique and rooted in its own local context, these groups share some characteristics. They combine extreme ideology and terrorist attacks with insurgency or even conventional warfare. Some govern territory while claiming to want to overturn the state system. Some trace their roots to local conditions and grievances, often initially related to access to power and resources. Drawing on a landmark Crisis Group report that looks, for the first time, at the jihadist environment in all its complexity, this session will address key questions: What has driven the increasing prominence of extremist groups in today's war zones? What do they want? How are they pursuing it? And how should Western and other states respond? Richard Atwood Director of Multilateral Affairs and Head of New York Office, International Crisis Group Since 2014, Richard Atwood is Crisis Group's director of multilateral affairs and head of its New York office, representing the organisation at the United Nations. He also leads its work on violent extremism. He previously served for five years as Crisis Group's research director, overseeing thematic research and working with the president and program staff to develop policy. Before Crisis Group, he worked for over a decade for the UN and other organizations in Afghanistan, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq (based in Amman), Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Kosovo, Timor Leste, Peru and Guatemala, among other places. He has a Master of Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and a BA in modern history and Russian from the University of London and speaks languages including Spanish, French, Russian and Portuguese. Robert Blecher Deputy Program Director for the Middle East and North Africa, International Crisis Group Robert Blecher is Middle East & North Africa deputy program director at the International Crisis Group, where he helps oversee the research and analysis of the program's analysts across the region. He was previously the organization's project director and senior analyst for Israel/Palestine. Before joining Crisis Group, he consulted with NGOs and the UN, and prior to that, he taught at the University of Richmond and Stanford University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Middle East history – leaving him a perpetually recovering academic fascinated by the political and historical legacies that policymakers inherit. Rob, who lived for many years in Damascus, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Cairo and Amman, currently resides in New York. His areas of expertise include the geopolitics of the Middle East, violent extremism and modern conflict, US policy toward the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflicts, and Jordan. His languages, in addition to English, include Arabic, French and Hebrew.