Currents and Crosscurrents of Radical Islamism

In September 2005, The Transatlantic Dialogue on Terrorism, co-directed by Daniel Benjamin and Julianne Smith, began its second phase of work by convening three international conferences to examine various issues associated with the current state of the radical Islamic threat.   

These conferences, attended by a mix of American and European experts, examined topics including the dynamics of radicalization, the role of the Internet as both an ideological and operation tool, the perception of the Iraq conflict in the minds of the Muslim diaspora and the dynamic between local grievances and the global jihadist movement.   

The phase two report, "Currents and Crosscurrents of Radical Islamism," represents the culmination of insights gathered over the course of these three conferences (Berlin, June 2005, Washington D.C, September 2005 and The Hague, December 2005).  

Featuring the voices of numerous participants from academia, government and think tanks on both sides of the Atlantic, the report represents the current thinking of a multi-disciplinary network of experts.