Islamic Terrorism, the Middle East, and Central Asia: the Elusive Connection

Research Director, Humanities & Social Sciences sector of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Olivier Roy is Research Director in the Humanities & Social Sciences sector of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris and has been a consultant with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1984. Dr. Roy has also served as a consultant for United Nations Office of the Coordinator for Afghanistan, Special Envoy for the OSCE in Tajikistan and head for OSCE's mission for Tajikistan, and has delivered lectures and seminars at leading institutions in Europe and the United States. He is the author of numerous articles and books including Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan, The Failure of Political Islam, The New Central Asia: The Creation of Nations, and Vers un islam européen.