Jihadology Podcast: Reality of The Islamic State's Finances and Economy
Aymenn al-Tamimi comes on the show for an in-depth discussion of the Islamic State’s finances and economic situation. Some of the topics covered include:
Aymenn al-Tamimi comes on the show for an in-depth discussion of the Islamic State’s finances and economic situation. Some of the topics covered include:
- IS funding prior to 2013
- How IS funding compares to AQ
- Current funding streams, particularly those that are less well known
- Evolution of IS’ economy in the past year and a half
- Potential for IS to export its economic model to its provinces outside Iraq and Syria
- Sustainability of IS finances and its near to medium-term trajectory
Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a visiting research scholar in the Department of Politics at Brandeis University, and the founder of Jihadology. He is also the author of the book “Your Sons Are At Your Service: Tunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad” (Columbia University Press, 2020) and the recent booklet “The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.”
