Author Archive

Martha Crenshaw

Martha Crenshaw is a senior fellow at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Ideas

How Much Really Changed About Terrorism on 9/11?

Three founders of modern terrorism studies reflect on what the world has learned about political violence—and what remains unknown.

  • Martha Crenshaw, Brian Michael Jenkins and Bruce Hoffman, The Atlantic
Ideas

Is There a Sunni Solution to ISIS?

David Ignatius calls for reconciliation among Iraqi Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds. But this oversimplifies the bargain that needs to be struck.

  • Lisa Blaydes and Martha Crenshaw, The Atlantic
Threats

There Is No Global Jihadist ‘Movement’

The world of Islamist fighters is deeply fragmented and constantly shifting.

  • Martha Crenshaw, The Atlantic