The Jihadist Threat in Southeast Asia: An Al Qaeda and IS-centric Architecture?

• Main Author: Bilveer Singh
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Conflict and Stability; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85061; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42107
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The threat posed by salafi-jihadists in Southeast Asia remains high. Various groups affiliated to transnational terrorist organisations such as Al Qaeda and Islamic State, which share a common ideology, are likely to merge to form a mega-jihadist grouping.