CONTRIBUTOR:

Alexander Thurston

AFFILIATION:

TITLE:

Associate Professor

DEPARTMENT:

School of Public and International Affairs

INSTITUTION:

University of Cincinnati

BIOGRAPHY:

Alexander Thurston is Associate Professor in the University of Cincinnati's School of Public and International Affairs. His research focuses on intersections of Islam and politics in northwest Africa. He is the author of three books, most recently Jihadists of North Africa and the Sahel: Local Politics and Rebel Groups (Cambridge University Press, 2020).