Patrick Hoover
Patrick Hoover is a Middle East Analyst at Navanti Group, a geopolitical risk firm specializing in hard-to-access areas, and current graduate student at Georgetown University’s MSFS Security Studies Program.
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Articles by Patrick Hoover
After Raqqa: The Next Jihadist Stronghold in Syria
As the operations against Islamic State (IS) in al-Raqqa and Deir al-Zour remain the focus of attention in Syria, a group known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has quietly and
The Evolution of Sunni Jihadism in Lebanon Since 2011
Since the Syrian civil war began in early 2011, the conflict has reignited sectarian tensions in neighboring Lebanon, transforming parts of the country into flashpoints of violence and operational spaces
The Rise and Fall of Lebanese Salafist Firebrand Cleric Shaykh Ahmad al-Assir
Lebanese Sunni cleric Shaykh Ahmad al-Assir has become one of the most controversial and outspoken critics of Hezbollah’s entrance into the Syrian conflict and the group’s growing influence in Lebanese