Barak Mendelsohn

Barak Mendelsohn is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Haverford College.

Books

Jihadism Constrained

Jihadism Constrained

Articles

Why Do Armed Nonstate Groups Use Foreign Volunteers? The Case of the Islamic State - Orbis - January, 2020
The Uyghurs, China, and Islamist Terrorism - Expert Commentary - December, 2019
The Future of the Foreign Fighters Problem - Expert Commentary - November, 2019
The Future of Regional Cooperation in the War on Terror - Breaking Energy - September, 2018
Bound to Fail: Transnational Jihadism and the Aggregation Problem - War on the Rocks - August, 2018
Bound to Fail: Transnational Jihadism and the Aggregation Problem - War on the Rocks - August, 2018
Power, Legitimacy, and the Self-Limiting Logic of Terrorism - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs - March, 2017
Commentary: Al Qaeda’s ruthless pragmatism makes it more dangerous than Islamic State - Reuters - October, 2016
It’s been 15 years since 9/11. How has al-Qaeda changed? - The Washington Post - September, 2016
ISIS’ Lone-Wolf Strategy - Foreign Affairs - August, 2016

Conferences

US Foreign Policy and the Modern Middle East - September, 2010

Audio/Video

Is Israel Losing Its Soul? - August, 2018
BookTalk: Nexus of Global Jihad: Understanding Cooperation Among Terrorists - November, 2017
The al Qaeda Franchise: The Expansion of al-Qaeda and Its Consequences - January, 2016
The Threat from Within: Israel’s Extremist Dilemma - August, 2015
Foreign Fighters in Syria and Beyond - October, 2013
Syria: Where Do We Go from Here? - March, 2013
The Iraq War: 10 Years Later A Panel Discussion - March, 2013
Bin Laden’s Demise and Its Implications - May, 2011
Teaching about Jihadism and The War on Terror (audio) - September, 2010

Blog Posts

How Snowden Strengthens U.S. Efforts Against Jihadi Terrorism - Geopoliticus - November 18, 2013
The Cost of Riding the Tiger: Hamas’s Road from Miscalculation to Escalation - Geopoliticus - November 19, 2012

In the news

FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in The Globe Post - Scholars in the News - August 14, 2018
FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Featured in Albawaba News - Scholars in the News - May 16, 2018
Senior Fellow Barak Mendelsohn Cited in The National Interest on Al Qaeda’s Growth - Scholars in the News - February 17, 2018
Senior fellow Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in Albawaba on Egypt and Palestine - Scholars in the News - January 7, 2018
Senior Fellow Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in Albawaba on Palestinian Response to Jerusalem Decision - Scholars in the News - December 17, 2017
Senior Fellow Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in Al Bawaba on ISIS - Scholars in the News - November 9, 2017
FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in Voice of America on IS & al-Qaida - Scholars in the News - May 2, 2017
What to Read by FPRI on Iraq, Syria, and ISIS - FPRI News - October 27, 2016
Barak Mendelsohn’s Book “The al Qaeda Franchise” Reviewed by Questia - Scholars in the News - October 24, 2016
FPRI Senior Fellow Barak Mendelsohn’s The al-Qaeda Franchise Reviewed by the American Political Science Association - Scholars in the News - October 24, 2016