Audio: The Dynamics of North African Terror: Welcome and Panel One

Over the last decade, North Africa’s local extremist violence has become increasingly interwoven with global terrorist operations. Networks of fundraisers, recruiters, and operatives connect North Africans to violent incidents in Europe, Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond. Given the region’s strategic importance and vast quantities of hydrocarbon resources, extremism in North Africa directly affects U.S. national security interests.

Welcome
Dr. Jon B. Alterman, Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program, CSIS

Panel One: The Expanding Reach of Extremist Groups in the Maghreb

• Ambassador Janet Sanderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary  of State for the Arabian Gulf and Maghreb, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Mr. Michael Braun, Managing Partner, Spectre Group International
• Prof. Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of Middle East Studies, Sciences Po (Paris)