Battlefields, war-zones, and lecture theaters
Dr. Vera Mironova is a Russian-American academic, scholar, award-winning writer, producer, speaker, research fellow and policy consultant specializing in armed conflict.
She is often referred to as ‘The Frontline Scholar’ due to her experiences embedded with the Iraq Special Operations Forces (ISOF) as they recaptured the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS in 2016-2017, documented in her 2019 book From Freedom Fighters to Jihadists: Human Resources of Non State Armed Groups (Oxford University Press) | READ MORE
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23 March 2021 Dr. Mironova participated in a discussion on Prospects for ISIS Detainees in Syria and Iraq organized by Middle East Institute.
21 March 2021 Dr. Mironova published an article in Sunday Times “From Russia with blood: the Chechen’s on Putins ‘kill list’”
14 March 2021 Dr. Mironova was quoted in Telegraph article “Shamima Begum seen in Western clothes”
12 March 2021 Dr. Mironova gave a talk to University of Oslo Middle East Center
21 February 2021 Dr. Mironova gave an interview to Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Great monster thread/lit review on women in terrorism and other political violence!👇👇 https://twitter.com/jessmarindavis/status/1368310568583577600
We've seen an increasing number of women becoming involved in politically, religiously, or ideologically-motivated violence in recent months - and it's being treated (somewhat) as a new phenomenon. That irks me, so here's a monster thread* for context: