Generation Jihad
FDD's Long War Journal
The war against Islamic Jihadism is defining generations. It was our father’s war, it’s our war, and will most likely be our children’s war. The FDD' s Long War Journal team has been researching and reporting for over two decades on the jihadists fueling this terror. “Generation Jihad” features LWJ Editors Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss as they diagnose the black and white motivations behind the world’s most notorious terrorists, report on their expanding malign activities, and offer their prescriptions for confronting the multi-generational menace that is Islamic Jihadism.
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Oct 28, 2024 • 49min
Ep. 226 — Israel’s retaliatory strikes in Iran
Bill, Joe, and Behnam unpack Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes on military targets in Iran, including the implications of Israeli strikes; the complexities of the Islamic Republic’s military strategies and challenges of disrupting its proxy networks; the broader geopolitical dynamics blanketing the Middle East — particularly the complexities of any regional military operations amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions between the U.S., Israel, and Iran; and the potential for Iran to accelerate its nuclear ambitions.
Oct 21, 2024 • 40min
Ep. 224 — Sinwar is dead. Hamas is not.
Bill and Joe discuss the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and its implications for Israeli strategy in the country’s ongoing defensive war in Gaza; for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s ongoing, multi-front war on Israel; and for already-tense U.S.-Israeli relations.
Oct 18, 2024 • 51min
Ep. 223 — After Sinwar
Bill and Behnam discuss Israel’s targeted killing of top Hezbollah and Hamas leaders, including this week’s successful assassination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Oct 16, 2024 • 43min
Ep. 222 — Jihadist plots against the West
Bill and Will discuss plots to target Western assets both inside and outside of combat zones, from the foiled attack targeting a Taylor Swift concert in Europe to credible threats on President Trump's life made by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Oct 7, 2024 • 1h 10min
Another year of turmoil in the Middle East
On the one-year anniversary of October 7, 2023 — the horrific, Iran-backed, Hamas-led attack against Israel — Bill and Edmund Fitton-Brown reflect on the last year of war that followed the carnage.
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Sep 29, 2024 • 1h 21min
Ep. 217 — Today's global jihadi threat
In this engaging discussion, Edmund Fitton-Brown, an expert at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, delves into the contemporary global jihadi threat. He highlights how the jihadist landscape shifted post-9/11 and after major geopolitical events like the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Fitton-Brown warns against complacency with groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda and stresses the need for international cooperation. He also explores how civil unrest can inadvertently fuel extremism and the challenges posed by state-sponsored terrorism from countries like Iran.
Sep 27, 2024 • 48min
Ep. 216 — After decades of f*cking around, did Hassan Nasrallah just find out?
Bill and show regular David Daoud are joined by their FDD colleague Ahmad Sharawi, making his overdue Generation Jihad debut amidst rumors that today's Israeli strike in Beirut may have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. They share what they know so far and unpack the known unknowns and the unknown unknowns.
Sep 23, 2024 • 57min
Ep. 215 — Hamas in Gaza: A progress report
Bill and Joe are joined by their FDD colleague Dr. Jonathan Schanzer to discuss his recent article for Commentary, "Hamas On The Ropes: A Progress Report."
Sep 18, 2024 • 44min
Ep. 213 — Now paging Hassan Nasrallah
Bill is joined by Joe and David to discuss yesterday and today's explosions of devices belonging to Hezbollah terrorists across Lebanon.
Sep 16, 2024 • 43min
Ep. 212 — Weekend at Bernie’s… in Gaza?
Bill and Joe unpack the latest concerning Iran-backed terrorist groups in the West Bank, Israel’s special ground operation in Syria last week, ceasefire negotiations, and whether Hamas is pulling a Taliban and playing Weekend at Bernie’s with its leadership.
