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Michael Shurkin

Michael Shurkin

Dr. Michael Shurkin is Director of Global Programs at 14 North Strategies. Dr. Shurkin has been working on African security for roughly 16 years, including more than a decade at the RAND Corporation and several years as a political analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency. Shurkin holds a Ph.D. in history from Yale University and also studied at Stanford and the Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, France. He tweets at @MichaelShurkin. 

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Understanding the Meteoric Rise of the Islamic State in Mozambique

Understanding the Meteoric Rise of the Islamic State in Mozambique

A recent attack on the northern Mozambican town of Palma by Ahl al-Sunnah wa al Jamma’ah, a group affiliated with the Islamic State, has raised questions about its origins and rapid success in a part of the world few would associate with Islamist violence.