Barak Mendelsohn comes on the show to discuss his new book, The al-Qaeda Franchise: The Expansion of al-Qaeda and Its Consequences. Some of the topics covered include:
- How organizations expand
- Why AQ decided to branch out and the strategy behind that decision
- AQ’s choices on where to expand
- Case studies on AQ’s different branches
Links
- The al-Qaeda Franchise: The Expansion of al-Qaeda and Its Consequences: Barak Mendelsohn Amazon.com
- Barak Mendelsohn (@BarakMendelsohn) | Twitter
- Barak Mendelsohn | Haverford College
- Barak Mendelsohn | Foreign Policy Research Institute
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