About
Djallil Lounnas completed his PhD in Political Science in 2010 from Université de Montréal in Canada and is an associate researcher at the Center for Peace and Security Studies (CEPSI) at the same university.
From January 2011 to August 2012, Lounnas was an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the School of Governance and Economics of Rabat in Morocco. He joined Al Akhawayn University in January 2013 as an Assistant Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
His research is mainly focused on Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and North African/Sahelian and Djihadist groups and he has conducted extensive field research in Mali, Mauretania, and Algeria
Selected publications
- Lounnas, D. [forthcoming] Le Djihadism en Afrique du Nord et au Sahel D’AQMI à l’EI [Jihadism in North Africa/Sahel: From AQIM to ISIS.] Paris: Les Presses de la Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique/L’Harmattan.
- Lounnas, D. (2015) ‘L’évolution de l’environnement stratégique de l’Algerie Post Printemps Arabe.’ Maghreb-Machrek 221(3): 47-64.
- Lounnas, D. (2014) ‘Confronting Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the Sahel: Algeria and the Malian crisis.’ Journal of North African Studies 19:(5): 210-227.
- Lounnas, D. (2012) ‘Al-Qaida au Maghreb Islamique et la crise malienne.’ Sécurité Globale 20(2): 43-58.