Stig Jarle Hansen (born 1971 in

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) is a Norwegian

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and historian. He is a professor at the

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. Hansen is a specialist in jihadist and Islamist groups in Africa, and provided commentary on the topic for

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and the Dutch state channel Kanal 4 (CCTV4). He has spoken on the Yemeni civil war and

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in general on Dutch broadcasting. Hansen published ''Al Shabaab in Somalia '' (Oxford University Press, New York) in 2013. Hansen received the cand.polit. degree in political science at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

in 1999. In 2004, he completed a major in history at the

. Hansen graduated in 2006 with a

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University of Wales The University of Wales () is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff – the university was the first universit ...

Aberystwyth. He has previously lectured on political science at the

University of Addis Ababa Addis Ababa University (; AAU) is a national university located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the oldest university in Ethiopia. AAU has thirteen campuses. Twelve of these are situated in Addis Ababa, and one is located in Bishoftu, about away. ...

, at the

, and at the

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. From 2009 to 2016, he was head international relations at the Department of International Environmental and Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Hansen was a fellow at the Belfer Center at

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. Hansen specializes in security policy relating to the

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. He wrote for the ''Janes Defense ''group in the period 2006 to 2011. In 2016, he contributed articles to ''Newsweek''. He has served as a witness in Norwegian, British and German trials with regard to jihadist extremists. Hansen is a member of the international expert council of Norwegian Risk Consulting International.

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External links

Stig Jarle Hansen's CRIStin profile
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{{Authority control Norwegian political scientists 21st-century Norwegian historians 1971 births Living people Academics of the University of Bath Academics of the University of Wales Academic staff of Addis Ababa University Alumni of Aberystwyth University University of Oslo alumni