The revolutionists: the story of the extremists who hijacked the 1970s
Between 1967 and 1985, a new wave of international terrorism broke across western Europe and the Middle East, riveting millions to their TV screens, confounding officials, sending shockwaves around the world. Who was responsible? Why did they act as they did? And what were the consequences for violent extremism, counter terrorism and our world today?
Join us for this public event with Jason Burke, author of the newly published The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists who hijacked the 1970s, in conversation with Alexander Evans, Professor in Practice and Associate Dean at the LSE School of Public Policy.
Meet our speaker and chair
Jason Burke (@burke_jason), the International Security correspondent for the Guardian, has been a foreign correspondent for almost 30 years, reporting from the Middle East, South Asia, Europe and Africa. He is one of the foremost writers on terrorism and the author of four critically acclaimed books: The New Threat from Islamic Militancy, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize; The 9/11 Wars, ‘the best overview of the 9/11 decade in print’ (The Economist); the ground-breaking Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam and On the Road to Kandahar: Travels through Conflict in the Islamic World.
Alexander Evans (@aiaevans) is Professor in Practice and Associate Dean at the LSE School of Public Policy. He is a former adviser to the Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street and Strategy Director in the Cabinet Office. He has worked on counter-terrorism, leading Britain’s led the U.N. Security Council Al Qaida/Daesh/Taliban expert group from 2013-2015.
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