Jacob Olidort, a 2016-2017 Soref fellow at The Washington Institute, focuses on the history and ideology of Salafi movements and Islamist groups in the Middle East.
David Pollock was the Bernstein Fellow at The Washington Institute from 2007 until his death in 2024, focusing on regional political dynamics and related issues.
Said Amir Arjomand is a distinguished service professor and director of the Institute for Global Studies at Stony Brook University. His publications include the books After Khomeini: Iran under His Successors (Oxford University Press, 2009), The Turban for the Crown (Oxford, 1988), and The Shadow
Explore the roles of Salafism, jihadism, nationalism, and other movements as drivers of conflict and alliance post-Arab Spring.
Jacob Olidort
Western policy must be precise and consistent in its use of terms, objectives, and methods in order to account for differing local perceptions.
Said Amir Arjomand
Iranian policymakers understand the failure of their effort to export the Islamic Revolution, and acknowledge the more feasible path to hegemony offered by geopolitics.
David Pollock
In places like Jordan, even minimal support for the Islamic State fell over a one-year period, and a similar downward trend may be occurring elsewhere.
Soner Cagaptay
Unfortunate civil unrest could emerge if the jihadist group continues targeting anti-government Turks and Moscow keeps its sights set on Erdogan and his party.
