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12 Jul 2016, 9:38 am by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
Ken Watkin reviewed Charles Lister’s The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Evolution of an Insurgency. [read post]
11 Jul 2016, 9:14 am by Quinta Jurecic
Friday, July 15th at 12pm: Ambassador Rob Ford, Charles Lister, Jessica Lewis McFate, and Douglas Ollivant will participate in a panel discussion on After Fallujah: Security, Governance, and the Next Battle Against ISIS, hosted by the Middle East Institute and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. [read post]
11 Jul 2016, 4:30 am by Ken Watkin
PDF version A review of Charles Lister's The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Evolution of an Insurgency (Oxford, 2015). [read post]
17 Jan 2016, 9:21 pm by Cody M. Poplin
Wechsler, Mark Katz, and Charles Lister. [read post]
5 Dec 2015, 5:38 am by Elina Saxena
Aaron Zelin shared the latest Jihadology Podcast, which features Charles Lister on the history of the Syrian jihad. [read post]
24 Nov 2015, 3:02 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
The BBC also shares that France has launched its first strikes against the Islamic State from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. [read post]
23 Nov 2015, 8:29 am by Aaron Y. Zelin
Charles Lister comes back on the show for an in-depth discussion on jihadism in Syria. [read post]
28 Sep 2015, 12:16 pm by Jeralyn
Charles Lister's article today on our epic misreading of the problem in Syria is getting tons of praise from analysts on Twitter. [read post]
25 Aug 2015, 10:42 am by Quinta Jurecic
For more background, see Charles Lister’s piece in Lawfare from early July. [read post]
16 Aug 2015, 7:53 am by Clint Watts
Charles Lister of the Brookings Institution has also noted potential fractures inside Nusra’s leadership, due in part to the perception by other Syrian Islamists “that Jabhat al-Nusra was walking down ‘the wrong path’…displaying too much of al Qaeda’s transnationalism and extremism than would be acceptable within the Syrian revolution. [read post]
10 Aug 2015, 10:57 am by Quinta Jurecic , Staley Smith
Brookings scholar Charles Lister notes that the withdrawal comes as Nusra fighters sought to avoid cooperating with Turkish interests, after the group’s allies agreed to work with Turkey in the region. [read post]
7 Aug 2015, 11:44 am by Staley Smith, Quinta Jurecic
Charles Lister, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center, proclaimed that  “With all the immense military power the US has at its disposal, the start to the mission is nothing short of an embarrassment and if it has any hope of succeeding, it needs to show results fast. [read post]
6 Aug 2015, 2:43 pm by Cody M. Poplin
With features from a host of jihadist and terrorism experts, including Lawfare contributor Aaron Zelin and Brookings fellows Charles Lister and J.M. [read post]
18 Jul 2015, 7:00 am by Staley Smith
Charles Lister wrote on the implications of the recent outreach of Syrian Islamists to the United States and the serious issues that remain in the way of on-the-ground cooperation. [read post]
15 Jul 2015, 10:25 am by Quinta Jurecic , Cody M. Poplin
And so, with the close of nuclear negotiations with Iran, we begin to slog through the text of the deal itself and consider its implications. [read post]
27 Jun 2015, 6:21 am by Quinta Jurecic
He also posted the Jihadology Podcast, featuring a discussion with Charles Lister on the situation in Syria: This week saw the first-ever Brookings Debate, on the question: Should the United States put boots on the ground to fight ISIS? [read post]
24 Jun 2015, 6:25 am by Aaron Y. Zelin
Charles Lister comes on the show to discuss a wide range of topics related to the current situation in Syria: The background and evolution of Jaysh al-Fatah What Jaysh al-Fatah has meant to rebel and Jabhat al-Nusra victories in Syria The recent formation of a Jaysh al-Fatah branch in the south and what the southern front in the war currently looks like How the regime, Iran, and Hizballah have reacted to the changing military dynamics on the ground The recent fighting between the… [read post]
22 Apr 2015, 10:51 am by Sebastian Brady
Charles Lister of the Brookings Doha Center likewise observed that the map “ =fails to specifically identify territory gained by ISIS during the same period. [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 11:01 am by Benjamin Bissell
And finally, for your recommended long read, we recommend Charles Lister’s new 66-page Brookings report and recommendations for battling the Islamic State. [read post]
1 Dec 2014, 4:46 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
 In a new Brookings Doha Center Analysis Paper, Charles Lister traces IS’s roots from Jordan to Afghanistan, and finally to Iraq and Syria. [read post]