Expert Commentary

The Islamic State's West Africa Province

| Dr. Raymond Gilpin
Raymond Gilpin
Dean of Academic Affairs, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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The Author is Raymond Gilpin

Dr. Raymond Gilpin is the Dean of Academic Affairs for the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at National Defense University. He was formerly the director of the Center for Sustainable Economies at the United States Institute of Peace.  Gilpin has also served as academic chair for defense economics at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, director for international programs at Intellibridge Corporation (now part of Eurasia Group), senior economist at the African Development Bank... Read More

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