In a new special report for the Mantraya Institute for Strategic Studies (MISS), Shanthie D'Souza and coauthor Bibhu Prasad Routray analyze the consolidation and expansion of jihadist organizations such as the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda in Asia and West Africa. The report, titled "Expansion of Global Jihad: Islamic State and al Qaeda in South Asia and West Africa", outlines how the redirection of the strategic and attentional focus of many nations towards Iran and Ukraine, jihadist groups have been able to use the momentary power vacuum to solidify and expand their grip in areas like Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and more.
Shanthie D'Souza coauthors new MISS special report on expansion of jihadism in South Asia and West Africa
