Jacob Zenn's guest appearances

Jacob Zenn

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Please subscribe to your preferred podcast platform; we are available on Apple, Google, Spotify and 6 others. https://anchor.fm/wisdom-iyekekpolo Also subscribe and comment on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiBmLNnt0FcYeLFg9_E9z4w https://www.facebook.com/Conflict-Terrorism-Studies-with-Wisdom-106729171499245 Contact: w.iyekekpolo@auckland.ac.nz ABSTRACT The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 drew the world's attention to the previously little-known extremist group Boko Haram. Numerous questions followed, among them: Where did Boko Haram come from? What explains the rise of this militant Islamic group and its increasingly violent actions? What is its relationship to the Islamic State? Jacob Zenn addresses these questions in his detailed chronicle of the foundation of Boko Haram, its strategy and tactics, and its evolution as a global Jihadist movement. Drawing on exclusive interviews and extensive primary sources in Arabic and Hausa, Zenn reveals the group's inner working and the dynamics of its trajectory. - Zenn, Jacob. Unmasking Boko Haram: Exploring Global Jihad in Nigeria. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2020.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wisdom-iyekekpolo/message

Please subscribe to your preferred podcast platform; we are available on Apple, Google, Spotify and 6 others. <a href="https://anchor.fm/wisdom-iyekekpolo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/wisdom-iyekekpolo</a> Also subscribe and comment on our Youtube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiBmLNnt0FcYeLFg9_E9z4w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiBmLNnt0FcYeLFg9_E9z4w</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Conflict-Terrorism-Studies-with-Wisdom-106729171499245" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Conflict-Terrorism-Studies-with-Wisdom-106729171499245</a> Contact: w.iyekekpolo@auckland.ac.nz ABSTRACT The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 drew the world's attention to the previously little-known extremist group Boko Haram. Numerous questions followed, among them: Where did Boko Haram come from? What explains the rise of this militant Islamic group and its increasingly violent actions? What is its relationship to the Islamic State? Jacob Zenn addresses these questions in his detailed chronicle of the foundation of Boko Haram, its strategy and tactics, and its evolution as a global Jihadist movement. Drawing on exclusive interviews and extensive primary sources in Arabic and Hausa, Zenn reveals the group's inner working and the dynamics of its trajectory. - Zenn, Jacob. Unmasking Boko Haram: Exploring Global Jihad in Nigeria. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2020.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/wisdom-iyekekpolo/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/wisdom-iyekekpolo/message</a>

Unmasking Boko Haram Exploring Global Jihad in Nigeria - Jacob Zenn

In this episode, Jacob Zenn discusses his fall course “Violent Non-State Actors in World Politics," or VNSAs. We open the conversation defining terms, providing a taxonomy for VNSAs, and going over a case study of VNSAs operating in Nigeria. Then, in light of recent domestic politically-motivated terrorism, we switched topics to what I called “Extreme-Wing Political Violence” in the US and the conditions that have contributed to the apparent uptick of incidents. We lastly covered the practical application of countering VNSAs as a profession and the toolkits that analysts rely upon.The Security Studies Podcast is produced by Jeffrey Palmer.  Music: www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

In this episode, Jacob Zenn discusses his fall course “Violent Non-State Actors in World Politics," or VNSAs. We open the conversation defining terms, providing a taxonomy for VNSAs, and going over a case study of VNSAs operating in Nigeria. Then, in light of recent domestic politically-motivated terrorism, we switched topics to what I called “Extreme-Wing Political Violence” in the US and the conditions that have contributed to the apparent uptick of incidents. We lastly covered the practical application of countering VNSAs as a profession and the toolkits that analysts rely upon. The Security Studies Podcast is produced by Jeffrey Palmer.   Music: <a href="http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music</a>

Episode 28 - Jacob Zenn on Violent Non-State Actors in World Politics

In this episode Aaron talks to Jacob Zenn about the group commonly referred to as Boko Haram. They covered a variety of topics including:  Background on Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyya Misuse of the term Boko Haram to describe what is now called Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyya, but previously was Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah li-l-Da’wah wa-l-Jihad Process that led Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah li-l-Da’wah wa-l-Jihad to pledge bay’a to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and become Wilayat Gharb Ifriyya of The Islamic State? Current status of Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyya in Nigeria over the past few months Key questions and observations Jacob is currently looking at to see how situation might develop in the future  This episode also features a discussion of primary source material released between July 18th to August 1st, and a #SocialMedia segment covering posts from July 28th to August 3rd. Links:   Mindful of the Islamic State, Boko Haram Broadens Reach into Lake Chad Region – The Jamestown Foundation  A Biography of Boko Haram and the Bay`a to al-Baghdadi – CTC Sentinel Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram – Journal of Terrorism Research  Nigerian al-Qaedaism – excerpt from Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Vol. 16 (PDF) Bokostan (@BokoWatch) | Twitter  The Clairvoyant: Boko Haram’s Media and The Islamic State Connection? by Aaron Y. Zelin – Jihadology  The podcast is produced by Karl Morand. If you have feedback you can email podcast@jihadology.net, or find us on Twitter: @JihadPod.

In this episode Aaron talks to Jacob Zenn about the group commonly referred to as Boko Haram. They covered a variety of topics including: <ul> <li>Background on Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyya</li> <li>Misuse of the term Boko Haram to describe what is now called Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyya, but previously was Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah li-l-Da’wah wa-l-Jihad</li> <li>Process that led Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah li-l-Da’wah wa-l-Jihad to pledge bay’a to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and become Wilayat Gharb Ifriyya of The Islamic State?</li> <li>Current status of Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyya in Nigeria over the past few months</li> <li>Key questions and observations Jacob is currently looking at to see how situation might develop in the future</li> </ul> This episode also features a discussion of primary source material released between July 18th to August 1st, and a #SocialMedia segment covering posts from July 28th to August 3rd. Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/tm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=43512&amp;cHash=00d94027aa1aa7bc10cd844495a81c22" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mindful of the Islamic State, Boko Haram Broadens Reach into Lake Chad Region</a> – The Jamestown Foundation</li> <li><a href="https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/a-biography-of-boko-haram-and-the-baya-to-al-baghdadi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Biography of Boko Haram and the Bay`a to al-Baghdadi</a> – CTC Sentinel</li> <li><a href="http://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/jtr/article/view/828/707" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram</a> – Journal of Terrorism Research</li> <li><a href="http://www.hudson.org/content/researchattachments/attachment/1392/zenn.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Nigerian al-Qaedaism</a> – excerpt from Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Vol. 16 (PDF)</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/bokowatch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bokostan (@BokoWatch) | Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://jihadology.net/2015/01/27/the-clairvoyant-boko-harams-media-and-the-islamic-state-connection/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Clairvoyant: Boko Haram’s Media and The Islamic State Connection? </a>by Aaron Y. Zelin – Jihadology</li> </ul> The podcast is produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/karlmorand" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karl Morand</a>. If you have feedback you can email podcast@jihadology.net, or find us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jihadpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JihadPod</a>.

XI. ‘Boko Haram’ Transitions to The Islamic State in West Africa with Jacob Zenn