In a podcast episode discussing recent research on the logic behind why militant groups create alliances, released by the Irregular Warfare Initiative, former CENTCOM commander and current CERL Executive Board Member General Joseph Votel leverages his many years of experience in the Middle East to analyze the strategic alliances that groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State create in order to boost their global reach or ideological credibility. In another appearance with the Middle East Institute, General Votel talks about what comes next for the United States in Iran after Operation Epic Fury.
Listen to the Irregular Warfare Initiative podcast here.
Watch the Middle East Institute here.
General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.), is the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command. He is a Distinguished Military Fellow at the Middle East Institute and a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.
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