About

I hold a Ph.D. in political and social science from the European University Institute. In my research, I specialise in Sunni Jihadism and the internal conflict dynamics between and within Jihadi groups. Building on years of digital anthropology, several fields trips, hundreds of primary documents and interviews with high-ranking Jihadis, my Ph.D. analyses the split between al-Qaida and the Islamic State and the ensuing conflict and competition between the two groups and its impact on the broader Sunni Jihadi movement. Alongside my research, I have been a visiting researcher at Sciences Po, the University of Oxford and the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and a fellow at the MEI and the ICSR. My academic research has been published in Perspectives on Terrorism, Terrorism and Political Violence and the CTC Sentinel, while my analysis has appeared in a range of international media outlets. Based on the work on Jihadi groups, I have also testified in court in cases against Danish foreign fighters joining the Islamic State. Over the years, I have been a regular contributor to Danish media, and my analysis has featured in international media including Al Jazeera, the Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais, New York Times and AFP.