1. Preface Ahmed Al-Hamli
2. Introduction Paul B. Rich
3. The Islamic State and the Return of Revolutionary Warfare Craig Whiteside
4. How revolutionary are Jihadist insurgencies? The case of ISIL Paul B. Rich
5. Global Jihad and Foreign Fighters George Joffé
6. A Fratricidal Libya: Making Sense of a Conflict Complex Mikael Eriksson
7. Belgian and Dutch Jihadist Foreign Fighters (2012–2015): Characteristics, Motivations, and Roles in the War in Syria and Iraq Edwin Bakker and Roel de Bont
8. Who Goes, Why, and With What Effects: The Problem of Foreign Fighters from Europe Lasse Lindekilde, Preben Bertelsen and Michael Stohl
9. A Sectarian Jihad in Nigeria: The Case of Boko Haram Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos
10. Operation Barkhane and Boko Haram: French Counterterrorism and Military Cooperation in the Sahel Christopher Griffin
11. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: Terrorism, insurgency, or organized crime? Sergei Boeke
12. Shapeshifter of Somalia: Evolution of the Political Territoriality of Al-Shabaab Bohumil Doboš
13. Jihadist insurgency and the prospects for peace and security Richard Burchill
14. Afterword Paul B. Rich
Biography
Paul B. Rich is co-editor of Small Wars and Insurgencies and the author of several books and articles on insurgency, counter-insurgency, terrorism and warlords. He has taught at the universities of Bristol, Warwick and Melbourne and is currently completing a book entitled Cinema and Unconventional War: Insurgency, Terrorism and Special Operations on screen, 1930-2015.
Richard Burchill is the Director of Research and Engagement for TRENDS: Research & Advisory. Previously he was with the Law School at the University of Hill where he was also Director of the McCoubrey Centre for International Law. He engages in teaching and consultancy work with international organisations and national governments.
