Sergio Altuna

@wellesbien

Senior Research Fellow at @gwupoe. Mostly Islamism. North Africa & Sahel. Narratives and counternarratives. Scientia vincere tenebras.
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gwu.academia.edu/SergioAltuna Joined January 2011

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Sergio Altuna @wellesbien Feb 16

The near–far enemy framework in jihadism is still with us, though its strategic significance has shifted.

In my latest report, I reassess how AQ and ISIS today define and prioritize their enemies, and what strategic implications arise from these choices.

extremism.gwu.edu/who-real-enemy…

extremism.gwu.edu Who is the Real Enemy Now? | Program on Extremism Authored by Sergio Altuna

Sergio Altuna @wellesbien Oct 8

El @Europarl_ES aprueba una resolución que condena el «entrismo islamista» y pide incluir a personas y entidades vinculadas a la Hermandad Musulmana en listas terroristas.

En España Lorenzo Vidino y yo analizamos en profundidad todo su entramado.

realinstitutoelcano.org/documento-de-t…

www.realinstitutoelcano.org La Hermandad Musulmana en España: activismo comunitario, política y terrorismo Hoy en día, la Hermandad Musulmana en España dista mucho de ser un movimiento granítico y homogéneo.

Sergio Altuna @wellesbien Oct 7

Three years after #October7, al-Qaeda has folded #Gaza into its own strategic narrative—selectively appropriating the attack, stripping it from Hamas & drawing lessons on mobilization and th militarization of society

Read my latest TITAN-powered analysis

extremism.gwu.edu/gaza-global-ji…

extremism.gwu.edu From Gaza to Global Jihad | Program on Extremism Authored by Sergio Altuna

Sergio Altuna @wellesbien Oct 6

Al-Qaeda has spent decades attacking the Muslim Brotherhood’s methods. Yet on Gaza, it is praising Brotherhood scholars and citing IUMS fatwas to reinforce its own calls for jihad.

That overlap is worth paying attention to.

Read my latest:

themiddleeastuncovered.com/cp/219093251

www.themiddleeastuncovered.com Why Is Al-Qaeda Citing Muslim Brotherhood Scholars on Gaza? Fatwas from a prominent Brotherhood-linked institution are finding their way into al-Qaeda propaganda, giving the terrorist group religious arguments to reinforce its own calls for jihad.

Sergio Altuna @wellesbien Oct 5

Three years after #October7, al-Qaeda has drawn lessons from the attack and its aftermath.

Its propaganda selectively appropriates Oct. 7 while detaching it from Hamas, turning Gaza into a case study in mobilization, strategy and the militarization of society.

Read my latest:

Program On Extremism Verified account @gwupoe Oct 5

📄 New report
From Gaza to Global Jihad: Three Years After October 7

Drawing on TITAN data, our senior researcher @wellesbien examines how al-Qaeda moved from exploiting Gaza as grievance to selectively appropriating Oct. 7 and drawing lessons from the war.

Full report available here👇
extremism.gwu.edu/gaza-global-ji…
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