Evan Kohlmann is an international terrorism consultant with years of experience tracking and analyzing Al-Qaida and other global terrorist movements. Mr. Kohlmann’s latest book, Al-Qaida’s Jihad in Europe: The Afghan-Bosnian Network, relates the story of how radical terrorist groups based in Afghanistan used the Balkans as a jumping point to expand into North America and Western Europe by training a clandestine army of North African terror sleeper cells. The book has been recommended by former White House counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke and is cited in the final report of the 9/11 Commission.
Mr. Kohlmann has lectured and given frequent briefings on transnational terrorist threats to a diverse collection of academic, law enforcement, and intelligence bodies. Mr. Kohlmann holds a B.S.F.S. in International Politics, from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is also the recipient of a certificate in Islamic studies from Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. In April 2001, Kohlmann authored an acclaimed honors thesis at Georgetown University titled “The Legacy of the Arab-Afghans: A Case Study.” The work served as an analysis of the roots of Al-Qaida and how it has managed to infiltrate various countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia.
Mr. Kohlmann serves as an approved expert witness on behalf of federal prosecutors in various terrorism matters, including most recently in United States v. Masoud Khan et al. Mr. Kohlmann has been a frequent expert guest on nationally televised news programs and is currently an on-air terrorism analyst for NBC News.
