The Other Foreign Fighters

August 05, 2020 00:31:45
The Other Foreign Fighters
Modern War Institute
The Other Foreign Fighters

Aug 05 2020 | 00:31:45

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Show Notes

In this episode, we talk to American University Professor Joseph Young and the Brookings Institution's Jason Fritz about a phenomenon they've been studying: American citizens who traveled independently to the Middle East to fight ISIS. They interviewed many of these individuals, and they share what they learned about them and why they chose to go and fight in Iraq and Syria. Note: This episode was originally released in April 2018.

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