An Intelligent Look At Terrorism With Phil Gurski

Who was Abdallah Azzam and what was his role in modern Islamist terrorism? Listen to my chat with Norwegian scholar Thomas Hegghammer on his new book on the jihadi ideologue.Thomas Hegghammer is a Norwegian academic who writes about terrorism and jihadism. He work as senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and adjunct professor of political science at the University of Oslo. His latest book The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad was published this month.> Visit Thomas' website> borealisthreatandrisk.com> Like this podcast? Check out Phil Gurski's latest books!> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism