Dr James Paterson
Research Associate, Transnational Challenges Program
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James Paterson is the Research Assistant for the Transnational Challenge Program at the Lowy Institute. He holds a PhD from Monash University where his research focuses on insurgent dynamics and legitimacy.
Extremism from the mainstream
It is becoming more difficult and less predictable to identify the ideological bases motivating violent action.
Beyond Assad: Jihadist strongholds and the threat to the West
The rebel offensive needed a safe base from which to operate – and bitter experience tells of the wider dangers involved.
