CT/Foreign Operators Training

This course, taught by CI Centre Professor Walid Phares, is the first educational seminar in the nation addressing the global geopolitics of the Jihadist forces in the continent of Africa.

Of prime interest to strategists, decision-makers, analysts and other individuals involved in national security, homeland security, intelligence and foreign affairs fields, the course provides a necessary introduction to the developing Jihadi strategies in various African regions.

The course provides an overview of the ideologies and global movements involved in Jihadism in Africa and their historical interpretations of the geopolitics of the continent.

It looks at the Salafist movement in Africa, Hezbollah's presence in the region and Iran's strategies in the Red Sea.

The Sudan and Darfur conflict are discussed as are the problem with Somalia and al-Qaeda.

Projected Jihadi offensives in the Sahel and projected Western counter strategies are examined as well as the impact of African Jihadism on US and Western national security.