
Omar Ashour
Omar Ashour, Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at the University of Exeter and a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Global Policy, is the author of The De-Radicalization of Jihadists: Transforming Armed Islamist Movements and Collusion to Collision: Islamist-Military Relations in Egypt.
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A Game Changer for Syria?
A Game Changer for Syria?
Apr 12, 2017 Omar Ashour thinks the Trump administration's recent missile strike hurt Russia more than the Assad regime.
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Syria’s Balance of Terror
Syria’s Balance of Terror
Feb 20, 2017 Omar Ashour believes foreign meddling and shifting alliances will derail even the best-intentioned ceasefire.
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The Islamic State’s European Strategy
The Islamic State’s European Strategy
Sep 1, 2016 Omar Ashour explains why ISIS is singling out France and Turkey for its terror campaign in Europe.
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Egypt’s Security Harvest
Egypt’s Security Harvest
Jul 11, 2016 Omar Ashour chronicles the declining faith in civil resistance – and rising violence – since the 2013 coup.
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Putin’s Syrian Roulette
Putin’s Syrian Roulette
Nov 27, 2015 Omar Ashour considers what's really behind Russia's military intervention – and the many ways it could end.