Welcome
Thomas Hegghammer is an academic specialising in the study of violent Islamism. He is a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) in Oslo and a non-resident fellow at New York University's Center on Law and Security. He is the author of the book Jihad in Saudi Arabia (Cambridge University Press) and the co-author of al-Qaida in its own words (Harvard University Press, 2008). Thomas Hegghammer also edits the blog Jihadica and comments frequently in international media.
Recent Publications
- "Why Does Al-Qaeda Have a Problem With Norway?", TheAtlantic.com (13 July 2010)
- "Lady Gaga vs. the Occupation", ForeignPolicy.com (31 March 2010)
- "Yemeni Threat in Saudi Arabia", ForeignPolicy.com (26 March 2010)
- Op-ed: "There is nothing soft about Saudi counterterrorism", ForeignPolicy.com (11 March 2010)
- Report on "The Failure of Jihad in Saudi Arabia", in Occasional Paper Series, West Point/CTC (26 February 2010)
- Book review of Najwa bin Laden et al, Growing up Bin Laden, in the National (7 January 2010)
Other news
- Webcast recorded for the National September 11 Memorial Museum website (7 July 2010)
- Jihad in Saudi Arabia reviewed in the Economist (25 March 2010), in International Affairs (11 May 2010) and in Times Higher Education (1 July 2010).
