Why jihadist insurgencies persist
Even the best efforts to build peace
sometimes end up financing chaos. As Aisha Ahmad explains, it comes down to a
complex web of resources, uneasy alliances and ongoing corruption. So what can
be done?
Aisha Ahmad / @ProfAishaAhmad
Assistant professor, Political Science, University of Toronto
Aisha Ahmad is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto, a senior researcher at the Munk School of Global Affairs, and the author of Jihad & Co.: Black Markets and Islamist Power.
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