ISIS in the West: The Western Foreign Fighters Flow to Syria and Iraq

As the authorities in France and around the world investigate those behind Friday's deadly attacks in Paris, New America's International Security Program is releasing a major study that sheds new light on the kind of person who decides to join jihadist terror organizations from the West. The findings are both troubling and surprising, as ISIS recruits from Europe and the U.S. are younger and more tech-savvy than previous terror recruits. Further, more women are joining than joined earlier Islamist terror groups, including al Qaeda.

New America's International Security Program discusses the results of the study and what it means for the future of the global fight against terrorism.

Featuring Peter Bergen, Director, International Security Program, New America; Dr. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Chief Executive Officer, Valens Global; Douglas Ollivant, Senior Future of War Fellow, New America; Courtney Schuster, Program Associate, International Security Program, New America; and, David Sterman, Senior Program Associate, International Security Program, New America.