A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Barak Mendelsohn
A nation must think before it acts.
Barak Mendelsohn
Barak Mendelsohn is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Haverford College.
Books
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
- Jihad’s Civil War - Foreign Affairs - June, 2016
- What is the future of al-Qaida and the Islamic State? - The Brookings Institution's Markaz Blog - January, 2016
- Israel and Its Messianic Right: Path-Dependency and State Authority in International Conflict - International Studies Quarterly - January, 2016
- Divide and Conquer in Syria and Iraq - Forerign Affairs - November, 2015
- The Jihadi Threat to International Order - The Washington Post - May, 2015
- Islamic State in Yemen: Why IS is Seeking to Expand - BBC News - March, 2015
- Accepting Al Qaeda - Foreign Affairs - March, 2015
- U.S. Strategy in a Transitioning Middle East: Reviving ‘State Responsibility’ - Orbis - April, 2014
- FPRI Perspectives on Bin Laden’s Demise - E-Notes - May, 2011
- Foreign Fighters–Recent Trends - Orbis - April, 2011
- Teaching about Jihadism and The War on Terror - FootNotes - October, 2010
- The Question of International Cooperation in the War on Terrorism - E-Notes - June, 2010
Events
- BookTalk: Jihadism Constrained -
- Is Israel Losing Its Soul? -
- Stabilizing the Fertile Crescent After the Fall of the Caliphate -
- BookTalk: Nexus of Global Jihad: Understanding Cooperation Among Terrorists -
- The ISIS Threat -
- The Story of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Beyond -
- The al-Qaeda Franchise: The Expansion of al-Qaeda and Its Consequences -
- The Threat from Within: Israel’s Extremist Dilemma -
- Foreign Fighters in Syria and Beyond -
- Syria: Where Do We Go from Here? -
- The Iraq War: 10 Years Later A Panel Discussion -
Conferences
Audio/Video
- Is Israel Losing Its Soul? -
- BookTalk: Nexus of Global Jihad: Understanding Cooperation Among Terrorists -
- The al Qaeda Franchise: The Expansion of al-Qaeda and Its Consequences -
- The Threat from Within: Israel’s Extremist Dilemma -
- Foreign Fighters in Syria and Beyond -
- Syria: Where Do We Go from Here? -
- The Iraq War: 10 Years Later A Panel Discussion -
- Bin Laden’s Demise and Its Implications -
- Teaching about Jihadism and The War on Terror (audio) -
Blog Posts
In the news
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in The Globe Post - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Featured in Albawaba News - Scholars in the News -
- Senior Fellow Barak Mendelsohn Cited in The National Interest on Al Qaeda’s Growth - Scholars in the News -
- Senior fellow Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in Albawaba on Egypt and Palestine - Scholars in the News -
- Senior Fellow Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in Albawaba on Palestinian Response to Jerusalem Decision - Scholars in the News -
- Senior Fellow Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in Al Bawaba on ISIS - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in Voice of America on IS & al-Qaida - Scholars in the News -
- What to Read by FPRI on Iraq, Syria, and ISIS - FPRI News -
- Barak Mendelsohn’s Book “The al Qaeda Franchise” Reviewed by Questia - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI Senior Fellow Barak Mendelsohn’s The al-Qaeda Franchise Reviewed by the American Political Science Association - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI Senior Fellow Barak Mendelsohn’s The al-Qaeda Franchise Reviewed by Rutgers University’s Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books - Scholars in the News -
- Barak Mendelsohn’s Book “The al Qaeda Franchise” Reviewed in London School of Economics’ Review of Books - Uncategorized -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Interviewed on NJOHSP’s “Intelligence. Unclassified” - Scholars in the News -
- Three FPRI Senior Fellows Cited in International Security - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Discusses Jewish Terrorism in Israel on NPR - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in New York Daily News on the U.S.’s Absence from Paris March - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette on ISIS - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn and Clint Watts Quoted in The Hill on ISIS’ Propaganda Machine - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn Quoted in the New York Daily News on the Role of China and Russia in Combating ISIS - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn in Foreign Affairs on “ISIS’ Gruesome Gamble” - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn on WHYY’s Radio Times: The Crisis in Iraq - Scholars in the News -
- FPRI Insights Issue 1 - FPRI -