Programme

The case of Dr Fadl: Is Al-Qaeda's ideology evolving?

Stephen Ulph, Islamic Analyst
                    - Who is Dr Fadl and why did he turn on his former Al-Qaeda colleagues?
                    - The key points from his 'revisionist' text Rationalising Jihadi Action
                    - Why is the popular interpretation of this work flawed?

Lessons from court: assessing the UK's jihadist threat

Jeremy Binnie, Senior Terrorism Analyst, Jane's Information Group
                   - A reassessment of 'decentralised' jihad in the light of attacks and plots
                   - Al-Qaeda's role in British terrorist conspiracies
                   - Case studies: 7/7, 21/7, London/Glasgow, Operation Crevice, Operation Overt

Jihadist Web trends: separating fact from fiction

Terry Pattar, Islamic Ideologies Specialist, Jane's Strategic Advisory Services
                    - How do jihadists use the Internet? The major forums and media groups
                    - Can the internet act as virtual terrorist training camp?
                    - What analysts can learn from jihadist propaganda

Analysing the Pakistan insurgency

Urmila Venugopalan, South Asia Analyst, Jane's Information Group and Claudio Franco , Independent Journalist
                    - Profiling the key Pakistan insurgent groups
                    - Why militant groups have been able successful in the Pakistani tribal areas
                    - What are the factors that unite the disparate groups and how might divisions be                        encouraged?

Lessons learnt from Al-Qaeda's Iraq campaign

Dr Dave Sloggett, Research Associate, Centre for Defence Studies, Department of War Studies, King's College, London
                    - Origins and motivations for the Iraq insurgency: differences with other insurgencies                        eg Maoist
                    - Key turning points for the insurgency
                    - Iraq's influence on the Afghan insurgency