Co-founder, Artis International
Scott Atran is co-founder of Artis International and emeritus director of research at France’s National Center for Scientific Research; he also holds research positions at the University of Oxford and University of Michigan, and is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of Talking to the Enemy (2010) and In Gods We Trust (2002).
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War and peace
The will to fight
Throughout history, the most effective combatants have powered to victory on commitment to core values and collective resolve
Scott Atran
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Social psychology
Alt-Right or jihad?
Unleashed by globalisation’s dark side and the collapse of communities, radical Islam and the alt-Right share a common cause
Scott Atran
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Values and beliefs
ISIS is a revolution
All world-altering revolutions are born in danger and death, brotherhood and joy. How can this one be stopped?
Scott Atran