Abdel Bari Atwan is a Palestinian writer and journalist recognized for his extensive career as editor-in-chief of the London-based al-Quds al-Arabi. He now directs the news website Rai al-Youm. Atwan draws upon his deeply cultivated sources within Islamist groups, including al-Qaeda and IS, to write authoritatively on critical contemporary issues. His work offers unique insights into these organizations and their profound global impact.
As al-Qa'ida enters its third decade, journalist Abdel Bari Atwan investigates how it has survived all attempts to destroy it; evolving, instead, into a global actor with a rapidly expanding portfolio of franchises and a variety of, sometimes unexpected, alliances.