Future Jihad

This foreign affairs bestseller from msnbc terrorism expert walid phares allows a frightening look into the future of jihad. phares</br>who has served as an expert with the justice department, briefed the defense and state departments, and testified to congress</br>shows that ther has been a fundamental misunderstanding about al qaeda's ultimate goal in the west and what victory means to jihadists. future jihad shows how our defenses have been infiltrated; identifies the future generation of home-grown terrorists; and points the way for america to win the ideological war at the heart of jihad. review “[a] lucid exposition of how jihadism filled the vacuum created by the collapse of the caliphate after world war i.” ―fred siegel in the new york sun“phares peels away the layers of misunderstanding about the jihadists that led to america's unpreparedness for what happened on september 11.” ―the washington times“[phares's] book is especially useful in detailing the denial of radical islamism's threat before september 11.” ―barry rubin, claremont review of books“remarkable . . . [phares has] spent his life study­ing the jihad movement. he distilled that lifetime of experience and study into his book.” ―hstoday“phares does an exceptional job . . . reveals the essence and implications of the term jihadism in ways the average american can easily understand.” ―officer“as good a primer on the mind, motives, and mission of the radical islamist</br>the jihadist</br>as i have found.” ―mitt romney walid phares is a world-renowned terrorism and middle east expert. he is a senior fellow at the foundation for the defense of democracies and a visiting fellow at the european foundation for democracy. he has testified before the state department, european parliament and u.n. security council many times. he is a fox news analyst and has appeared on theoprah winfrey show, cnn, msnbc, c-span, al jazeera, and al hurra, among others. he is also a frequent contributor to u.s. and international radio programs. a professor of middle east studies at florida atlantic university, he holds a doctorate in international relations and strategic studies. he is the author of several books, includingfuture jihad: terrorist strategies against the west andthe war of ideas: jihadism against democracy.