Dr Sajjan Gohel’s publications include:
Curriculums
• ‘NATO Counter-Terrorism Reference Curriculum (CTRC)’, NATO Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP), (2020).
Articles
• 'The Taliban Are Far Closer to the Islamic State Than They Claim', Foreign Policy, 26 August 2021.
• ‘US withdrawal leaves many Afghans with little hope’, Financial Times, 17 April 2021.
• ‘Deciphering Ayman Al-Zawahiri and al-Qa’ida’s Strategic Imperatives,’ Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol 11, No 1 (2017).
• ‘The “Seventh Stage” of Terrorism in China’, CTC Sentinel, Vol 7 Issue 12, December, 2014.
• ‘Bangladesh: an Emerging Centre for Terrorism in Asia’, Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol 8, No 3, 2014.
• ‘Germany Increasingly a Center for Terrorism in Europe’, CTC Sentinel, Vol 4 Issue 8, August, 2011.
• ‘Iran’s Ambiguous Role in Afghanistan’, CTC Sentinel, Vol 3 Issue 3, March 2010.
• ‘The Internet and its Role in Terrorist Recruitment and Operational Planning’, CTC Sentinel, Vol 2 Issue 12, December 2009.
Book Chapters
• 'The Global-Local Nexus in the Kashmir Insurgency: The Jaish-e-Mohammed, the Pakistani Military and al-Qaeda’ in Exporting the Global Jihad: Critical Perspectives from the Periphery (London: Bloomsbury, 2020), pp.99-122.
• ‘Background Contributing Factors to Terrorism: Radicalization and Recruitment’, [with Francois Heisbourg, Rem Korteweg, Magnus Ranstorp, Rob De Wijk, in Magnus Ranstorp (ed), Understanding Violent Radicalisation: Terrorist And Jihadist Movements In Europe, (New York: Routledge, 2010), pp. 21-49
Written Testimony
• ‘NATO’s Counter-Terrorism Options For Enhanced Cooperation And Collaboration’, British House Of Commons Defence Select Committee Report on Indispensable allies: US, NATO and UK Defence relations inquiry, 19 November, 2017.
• ‘Understanding How The ISIL Ideology Directs Terrorism And The Necessity To Counter Its Narrative’, British House Of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Report On The fight against ISIL: The UK's Role, 15 December, 2015.
• ‘Libya And The Cyrenaica Blowback’, British House Of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Report on Extremism and Political Instability in North and West Africa, 29 May, 2013.
• ‘Afghanistan – Pakistan (AfPak): Britain’s Challenges, Dilemmas and Strategic Imperatives’, British House Of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Report On The UK's Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan, Evidence 514, 17 November, 2010.
• ‘The Afghanistan—Pakistan Border Areas: Challenges, Threats And Scenarios’, British House Of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Report On Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan, Evidence 132, 22 January, 2009.
PhD Thesis
• ‘Insurrection of the Ideologues: The Evolution of Egyptian Islamist Radical Thought from Hasan al-Banna to Ayman al-Zawahiri’, Department of International History of the London School of Economics & Political Science, Doctor of Philosophy, London, 2009.
Op-Eds and Contributions
• ‘This Time, Russia Is in Afghanistan to Win’, Foreign Policy magazine, 1 July, 2020.
• ‘A complex tapestry of collusion and cooperation: Afghanistan and Pakistan’s terrorism networks’, South Asia @ LSE Blog, 5 June, 2020.
• ‘The terrorist-crime nexus connecting South Asia to Southeast Asia’, South Asia @ LSE Blog, 2 October, 2019.
• ‘Where Things Stand In Afghanistan’, The Beaver, 8 January, 2018
• ‘How Uzbekistan became ripe recruiting territory for ISIS’, CNN Online, 1 November, 2017.
• ‘Higher education, Afghanistan’s best weapon against extremism’, International Development Blog, 17 July 2017.
• ‘Despite security challenges, Afghanistan’s education system has come a long way’, South Asia @ LSE Blog, 17 July 2017.
• ‘Afghanistan: losses, setbacks and impending challenges (part 2)’, South Asia @ LSE Blog, 12 May 2017.
• ‘Afghanistan: losses, setbacks and impending challenges (part 1)’, South Asia @ LSE Blog, 11 May 2017.
• ‘The challenges of EU counter-terrorism cooperation’, Europe’s World, 12 December, 2016
• ‘As the Baloch issue continues to be handled militarily rather than politically a peaceful resolution is unlikely’ South Asia @ LSE Blog, 9 Nov 2016.
• ‘As the Taliban increase the tempo of violence in Afghanistan they face new competition from the rising Wilayat Khorasan’, South Asia @ LSE Blog, 2 August 2016.
• ‘The nexus of local and international extremist networks in Bangladesh’, South Asia @ LSE Blog, 22 July, 2016.
• ‘Paris fallout: Why the West has to recalculate its ISIS strategy’, CNN Opinion, 17 November, 2015.
• ‘Afghanistan: Green-on-blue attacks show there's no easy way out’, CNN Online, 18 September, 2012.
• ‘Pakistan Crucial In The Fight Against Taliban’, CNN Online, 9 August, 2010.
‘Were Mumbai attacks inspired by al Qaeda?’, CNN Online, 1 December, 2008.
• ‘Pakistan: Creating A Haven For Al Qaeda’, ABC Online, 30 December, 2007.
• ‘Terror Group Thought to be Defeated Now on Attack in Algeria’, ABC Online, 12 December, 2007.
• 'What is going on in Moussaoui's mind?', CNN Online, 28 March, 2006.
• ‘The Two Sides of Pervez Musharraf’, Club de Madrid, 18 August, 2006.
• ‘Tackling the invisible enemy submerged within the UK’, Op-ed, The Scotsman, 20th January, 2005.
• ‘The Consequences Of The Assassination of Rafiq Hariri’, WRITENET & The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 21 March, 2005.
• ‘Political Standoff in Sri Lanka’, Royal United Services Institute, Newsbrief, 21 January 2004.
Booklet
• Supporting Muslim Students: A Quick Reference Guide for Teachers, Trainers and Lecturers, [with Sheikh Mohammed Abdi Dahir, Angus Dunphy, Paul Fitzpatrick, Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal, Barrie Phillips, Shaykh Asim Yusuf], Getting On Together (GOT) Project, (Melton: John Catt Educational, 2017)
Presentations
Dr Sajjan Gohel’s presentations include:
• ‘The Global Terrorism Landscape’, Foreign Law Enforcement Community (FLEC) Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, 31 August, 2018.
• ‘Addressing The Potential Threats And Challenges of Returning FTFs’, 2018 OSCE Counter-Terrorism Conference, Rome, Italy, 11 May, 2018.
• ‘The Returnee Foreign Terrorist Fighters’, NATO Defence Against Terrorism Course, Oberammergau, Germany, 25 April, 2018.
• ‘Security Challenges in Afghanistan (AfPak) & Resurgence of al-Qaeda’, NATO Defence Against Terrorism Course, Oberammergau, Germany, 24 April, 2018.
• ‘Global Terrorism Overview’, NATO Defence Against Terrorism Course, Oberammergau, Germany, 23 April, 2018.
• ‘The Current And Emerging Terrorist Challenges In South Asia & Central Asia’, Interpol’s Project Kalkan, Lyon, France, 28 March, 2018.
• ‘The Changing Face of Terrorism’, Leadership in Counter-TerrorismUK, Scotland,14 March, 2018
• ‘Countering Violent Extremism: Demystifying the Ideology’, Leadership in Counter-Terrorism, Victoria Police, Melbourne, Australia, 12 December, 2017.
• ‘After The Fall of the Caliphate: International Terrorism’s On-Going Concerns & Challenges’, Sydney Institute, Sydney, Australia, 7 December, 2017.
• ‘The Current And Emerging Terrorist Challenges In South Asia & Central Asia’, Interpol’s Project Kalkan, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 November, 2017.
• ‘Tactics, Strategies and Blow-Back: The Current Global Terrorism Challenges’, Calgary Police Service 2017 Counter Terrorism Conference,Calgary, Canada, 18 October, 2017.
• ‘The Counter-Terrorism Challenges in the UK and Europe’, China Institute of International Strategic Studies (CIISS), Beijing, China, 22 August, 2017.
• ‘Global Terrorism and Border Security’, NATO Defence Against Terrorism Course, Oberammergau, Germany, 10 July, 2017.
• ‘Blow-Back, Tactics & Virtual Terrorism 3.0’, PfPC Combating Terrorism Working Group (CTWG), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 30 May, 2017.
• ‘Border Security Challenges & The Blow-Back From Foreign Terrorist Fighters’, Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Security Committee, Vienna, Austria, 22 May, 2017.
• ‘European Challenges & Responses To Violent Extremism & Radicalization That Lead To Terrorism’, World Counter Terror Congress, London, United Kingdom, 3 May, 2017.
• ‘Emerging Challenges In Terrorism & The Blow-Back From Foreign Terrorist Fighters’, SO15 Ports Communication Day, London, United Kingdom, 20 April, 2017.
• ‘The Changing Face of Terrorism’, Leadership in Counter-Terrorism (LinCT) UK Alumni Annual Conference, Scotland, United Kingdom, 22 February, 2017.
• ‘Foreign Terrorist Fighters & Irregular Migration Routes: Prevention & Resilience’, Combating Terrorism Working Group & Albanian Prime Minister’s Office, Durrës, Albania, 14 September, 2016
• ‘Global Terrorism: Daesh vs Al-Qa’ida’, NATO Defence Against Terrorism Course, Oberammergau, Germany, 23 May, 2016.
• ‘The Contemporary Threats & Challenges Of FTF’s To International Security’, Addressing the Foreign Fighters Phenomenon & Counter-Terrorism Strategies, OSCE Border Management Staff College, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 24 October, 2016.
• ‘Understanding & Preventing Daesh’s Radical Narrative’, 13th Annual Nursing Conference, London, United Kingdom, 12th May, 2016.
• ‘The Emerging Challenges in South Asia & Potential Blow-Back to the Five Eyes’, Leadership in Counter-Terrorism (LinCT), New York City, United States, 27 April, 2016.
• ‘The History & Evolution of Daesh’, National Prevent Practitioners Forum, National Police Chief’s Council, Leicester, United Kingdom, 6 April, 2016.
• ‘Terrorism & The Migrant Dynamic’, Migration Crisis: Security Challenges & Policy Recommendations, PfPC Combating Terrorism Working Group (CTWG), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 2nd June, 2016.
• ‘Challenges of Identification Of FTF In Mass Migrations Flows’, Transnational Threats Seminar, OSCE Mobile Training Team for Transnational Threats, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 30th August, 2016.
• ‘The History & Evolution of Daesh’, SO15 Ports Communication Day, Metropolitan Police, London, United Kingdom, 21st April, 2016.
• ‘The History of ISIL: Remaining and Expanding’,National Ports Counter-Terrorism Conference, National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC), Birmingham, United Kingdom, 25th November, 2015.
• ‘British Foreign Fighters and Potential Impacts on Euro-Atlantic/Eurasian Security’, Terrorism Experts Conference, NATO COE-DAT, Ankara, Turkey, 13th October, 2015.
• ‘The Ideological Doctrine Shaping Emerging Trends in Trans-National Terrorism’, Counter Terrorism Conference, Calgary Police Service, Calgary, Canada, 16th September, 2015.
• ‘From Al-Qa’ida To Daesh (ISIL): Assessing the Evolution Of The Ideological Narrative & Violent Extremism’, Combating Terrorism Working Group, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 28th July, 2015.
• ‘Countering And Demystifying The Radical Narrative’, National Prevent Conference (Part II), Association of Chief Police Officers, Oxford, United Kingdom, 25th February, 2015.
• ‘Countering And Demystifying The Radical Narrative’, National Prevent Conference (Part I), Association of Chief Police Officers, Manchester, United Kingdom, 11th February, 2015.