Welcome
Thomas Hegghammer (CV) is a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and a specialist on terrorism and violent Islamism. He is the author and co-author of several books, including Jihad in Saudi Arabia (Cambridge 2010), al-Qaida in its own words (Harvard 2008) and The Meccan Rebellion (Amal 2011). He has published extensively in academic journals, including International Security and the International Journal of Middle East Studies. He has testified in parliamentary hearings in Canada and Denmark, written op-eds for the New York Times and the Guardian, and appeared on CNN's Amanpour and Anderson Cooper shows.
Recent Publications
- "Trender og utviklingstrekk i internasjonal terrorisme siden 11. september 2001", Foredrag for 22. juli-kommisjonen (17. januar 2012)
- "Al-Qaida ti år etter", FFI-Fokus (6 September 2011)
- "Ensporet terrorforskning?", Aftenposten (9 August 2011)
- "The Rise of the Macro-Nationalists", New York Times (31 July 2011)
- "Sikkerhetspolitiske implikasjoner av opprørene i Midtøsten", DNAK Kortinfo, (11 May 2011)
- "The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters", International Security (6 January 2011). See also the related policy brief.
- "The case for chasing al-Awlaki", ForeignPolicy.com (24 November 2010)
Other news
- Thomas Hegghammer testified before the 22 July Commission (17 January 2012).
- Thomas Hegghammer awarded the silver medal of the Council on Foreign Relations' Arthur Ross Book Award (5 September 2011)
- Promotional video for the Meccan Rebellion is out (5 September 2011)
- Audio interview with the Economist on the death of Usama bin Ladin (6 May 2011)
- Thomas Hegghammer awarded the annual prize for young scholars (humanities and social sciences) by the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (11 March 2011)
Media appearances
See here for details.
Upcoming talks
none scheduled
