Returning Islamist Foreign Fighters Threats and Challenges to the We
This book examines the challenges foreign fighter returnees from Syria and Iraq pose to Western countries. A number of returnees have demonstrated that they are willing to use violence against their home countries, and some have already staged terrorist a
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Returning Islamist Foreign Fighters
Elena Pokalova
Returning Islamist Foreign Fighters Threats and Challenges to the West
Elena Pokalova College of International Security Affairs National Defense University Washington, DC, USA
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Acknowledgements
Countless individuals supported me through the process of writing this book. I am indebted to many friends and colleagues at the College of International Security Affairs of the National Defense University for providing me with an opportunity to embark on this research project. My special thanks go to Hassan Abbas, R. E. Burnett, Charles Cushman, Craig Deare, and Jay Parker for their encouragement and advice. I greatly benefited from the wisdom of Tom Marks, who was willing to read and comment on my work that contributed to this book. Rameez Abbas, Matthew Dearing, Geoffrey Gresh, Erica Marat, Sean McFate, Andrew Novo, Peter Thompson, and David Ucko assisted the writing process in multiple ways. They patiently listened to my ideas and offered invaluable feedback. Thank you for championing my work. My special gratitude goes to the Center for Transnational Studies, Foreign and Security Policy of the Otto Suhr Institute of
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