Middle East Week

Thomas Hegghammer, Zuckerman fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University and senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, joins me to discuss Islamist foreign fighters. Topics covered include: Growth of foreign fighter phenomenon after 1980 How states view foreign fighters that originate from their country Western fears that those who go abroad as foreign fighters will return to their home country to carry out attacks Role of foreign fighters in current conflicts Policy implications for combatting foreign fighters More by Thomas Hegghammer The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters Should I stay or Should I Go? Explaining Variation in Western Jihadists' Choice between Domestic and Foreign Fighting Thomas Hegghammer on Twitter @Hegghammer Book: Jihad in Saudi Arabia: Violence and Pan-Islamism since 1979 If you enjoy the show please take a minute to rate it in iTunes.