Jerome Drevon is Senior Analyst on Jihad and Modern Conflict at International Crisis Group (ICG) and Research Associate at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID). Drevon received his PhD from Durham University before securing two fellowships at the University of Oxford and the University of Manchester. Drevon has conducted extensive field research in conflict zones, including Syria. He has interviewed hundreds of Jihadi militants and foreign fighters--from their military, political, and religious leaders to their foot soldiers--to gain a deeper understanding of their changing political views in armed conflicts.
An indefatigable researcher of the jihadi phenomenon with deep and nuanced knowledge and solid ground presence, Jerome Drevon focuses on the Syrian conflict to ask fundamental questions and provide compelling answers about the nature, trajectory, and future of jihadi rebellions. A must read for students of conflict. * Stathis N. Kalyvas, Gladstone Professor of Government and fellow of All Souls College at Oxford * A vital contribution to our understanding of the Syrian insurgency and of militant Islamism. ISIS may have gotten all the attention, but the groups examined in this book probably shaped the Syria war more. * Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford *