# Generation Jihad The war against Islamic Jihadism is defining generations. It was our father’s war, it’s our war, and will most likely be our children’s war. The FDD' s Long War Journal team has been researching and reporting for over two decades on the jihadists fueling this terror. “Generation Jihad” features LWJ Editor Bill Roggio as he diagnoses the black and white motivations behind the world’s most notorious terrorists, reports on their expanding malign activities, and offers prescriptions for confronting… Page: Feed: --- ## [25 Years Later: The state of Al Qaeda](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/5b71e7f6-da0f-4db5-bf6d-d12733a9328f) Twenty-five years after 9/11, analysts still can't agree on whether Al Qaeda is a spent force or a resurgent threat. Generation Jihad's Bill Roggio and co-host Will Selber speak with guest Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic, and unpack his new article on the group's uncertain legacy. The conversation digs into Al Qaeda's true objectives, the blurred line between its "core" and its regional… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/5b71e7f6-da0f-4db5-bf6d-d12733a9328f/stream.mp3) ## [UN report: The jihad’s new center of gravity](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/fdf07314-d388-4aa0-b1e2-23ced8f9609f) The latest report by the United Nations Security Council Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team states that Africa has become the main battlefield for both the Islamic State and Al Qaeda, that Al Qaeda’s senior leadership remains marginalized, and that Al Qaeda is collaborating with the Afghan Taliban and TTP to project threats into Pakistan. Generation Jihad’s Bill Roggio and Edmund… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/fdf07314-d388-4aa0-b1e2-23ced8f9609f/stream.mp3) ## [China, Russia, Iran, North Korea: Inside the Axis of Aggressors, Part 2](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/a839a63a-8970-4e63-b3ce-2b3735325e2c) The weapons flowing through the Axis of Aggressors don't move in one direction—they boomerang. In the second installment of this two-part episode, Generation Jihad's Bill Roggio continues his conversation with Bradley Bowman, senior director of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power, and Ryan Brobst, CMPP deputy director, digging deeper into the mechanics of authoritarian convergence. Bowman… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/a839a63a-8970-4e63-b3ce-2b3735325e2c/stream.mp3) ## [China, Russia, Iran, North Korea: Inside the Axis of Aggressors](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/9b4458eb-102b-443f-9a14-f121e0c2f3ad) China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea aren't just aligned in rhetoric—they're actively coordinating to erode American military, economic, and cyber dominance. In this episode, Generation Jihad's Bill Roggio sits down with Bradley Bowman, senior director of FDD’s Center on Military and Political Power, and Ryan Brobst, CMPP deputy director, to unpack the real-world mechanics behind this dangerous… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/9b4458eb-102b-443f-9a14-f121e0c2f3ad/stream.mp3) ## [Losing ground: Somalia and Mali's jihad problem](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/38a228a6-801e-4cea-a126-ea653b6f7fee) The US is losing leverage in Somalia — and may be about to repeat the mistake in Mali. Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss, a Long War Journal editor and a senior analyst at the Bridgeway Foundation, break down why Washington's frustration with Mogadishu is putting critical African Union support at risk, what that means for Al Shabaab's grip on southern Somalia, and whether Puntland and Emirati-backed… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/38a228a6-801e-4cea-a126-ea653b6f7fee/stream.mp3) ## [Seeking forgiveness from the Taliban](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/b4940e11-fdf9-440f-bd1c-81bbf531b8cb) Former Marine and New York Times journalist Thomas Gibbons-Neff recently returned to Afghanistan to find accountability and closure, specifically seeking out Mullah Abdul Rahim Gulab, a Taliban commander he had battled in 2010. His article, “Why I Sought Out a Taliban Commander I Had Fought,” inspired Generation Jihad’s Bill Roggio to seek out Will Selber, a retired US Air Force lieutenant… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/b4940e11-fdf9-440f-bd1c-81bbf531b8cb/stream.mp3) ## [What is Iran’s breaking point? Part 2](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/85628a58-7d50-40cb-ac09-a48bfd47b523) In part two of their conversation, Generation Jihad’s Bill Roggio, FDD CMPP Senior Director Bradley Bowman, and FDD Senior Analyst Cameron McMillan ask a tough question following months of kinetic warfare with Iran: What’s the Pentagon’s readiness for the next battle? The US currently falls dangerously short on munitions supply, a modernized naval fleet, and the manpower to fight in multiple… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/85628a58-7d50-40cb-ac09-a48bfd47b523/stream.mp3) ## [What is Iran's breaking point?](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/9c486a24-3baa-4b9f-9730-45bd62309f43) The US says it's degrading Iran's threat, but as the renewed air campaign approaches the two-week mark, the math still doesn’t check out. In Part 1 of this conversation, Generation Jihad’s Bill Roggio joins FDD CMPP Senior Director Bradley Bowman and Senior Analyst Cameron McMillan to discuss the real gap between degrading Iran's missile, drone, and naval capabilities and actually eliminating… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/9c486a24-3baa-4b9f-9730-45bd62309f43/stream.mp3) ## [The Blockade’s Back: US-Iran MOU Unravels](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/0d912904-2ec2-4062-814e-4d2ce51a736d) The Iran ceasefire is dead. With the Strait of Hormuz closed and US strikes pounding Iranian military and infrastructure targets, President Trump has reinstated a full naval blockade even as peace talks limp on. FDD Research Analyst Janatan Sayeh and Generation Jihad ’s Bill Roggio discuss whether Europe may finally be turning on Tehran, whether Israel will rejoin the active fight, and whether the… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/0d912904-2ec2-4062-814e-4d2ce51a736d/stream.mp3) ## [Iraq’s Proxy Problem](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/2d983b2a-46fc-4533-8b4c-ba6ce5d1d092) Iraq's political system is caught in a chokehold, squeezed between fragile reform efforts and the entrenched power of Iran-backed militias. Deep-rooted corruption and patronage networks keep the status quo alive while the US attempts to financially pressure the Iraqi government into action. Can Iraq break free toward real sovereignty—or is it destined to stay locked in Tehran's orbit? FDD Research… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/2d983b2a-46fc-4533-8b4c-ba6ce5d1d092/stream.mp3) ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VcXl4ObyxFkU) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Hezbollah’s Moment of Truth](https://redcircle.com/shows/2c1617c4-c8f0-4000-a2c1-f721d3013aa5/episodes/bac0c7a4-b5fb-4185-85ff-503c79860ab0) A new 14-point trilateral framework toward ending hostilities in Lebanon, brokered by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, puts Hezbollah, Iran’s strongest terror proxy, at a crossroads. Disarm and let Lebanon reclaim its southern border—or keep threatening Israel and risk blowing up the fragile US-Iran peace deal. FDD Senior Fellow David Daoud, an expert on Lebanon and Hezbollah, joins Generation… [Listen](https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/bac0c7a4-b5fb-4185-85ff-503c79860ab0/stream.mp3)