Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz is a frequent commentator on terrorism and related issues in national periodicals and websites. He is also the author of nine books on political history, the most recent being The Two Faces of Islam: The House of Sa'ud from Tradition to Terror (Doubleday Anchor paperback).

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Islamic Extremism on the Rise in Nigeria

10.21.2005 Stephen Schwartz

Nigeria, a major oil producer, is the most populous African country with around 130 million people, of whom half are Muslim, 40 percent are Christian...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Africa

Uzbekistan and the War on Terror: A View from the Field

05.25.2005 Stephen Schwartz

The republic of Uzbekistan, with a Muslim population of 23 million, is the key state in the Central Asian political landscape. Having survived a significant...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Central Asia

Hizb Ut-tahrir in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan: A Comparative Analysis

05.10.2005 Stephen Schwartz

New bombings at the gates of the U.S. and Israeli embassies in Tashkent on July 30, and an apparently-aborted political trial in the capital of...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Central Asia

Wahhabism and al-Qaeda in Bosnia-Herzegovina

05.09.2005 Stephen Schwartz

Nine years have passed since the imposition of the Dayton Agreement on war torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. While Dayton facilitated the end of fighting between Serb, Croat,...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Europe