Name: The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s
Start: 2026-02-04T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-04T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Yangtze Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor LSE Centre Building (CBG)

The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s

Join us for this free public event with Jason Burke, International Security Correspondent for The Guardian.
About this Event

Join us for this public event with Jason Burke, International Security Correspondent for The Guardian. He will be discussing his latest book, The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s.

Meet our speaker and chair

Jason Burke (burke_jason), the International Security correspondent for the Guardian, has been a foreign correspondent for almost 30 years, reporting from the Middle East, South Asia, Europe and Africa. He is one of the foremost writers on terrorism and the author of four critically acclaimed books: The New Threat from Islamic Militancy, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize; The 9/11 Wars, ‘the best overview of the 9/11 decade in print’ (The Economist); the ground-breaking Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam and On the Road to Kandahar: Travels through Conflict in the Islamic World.

Alexander Evans (@aiaevans) is Associate Dean (Strategic Development) at the LSE School of Public Policy. He is a former adviser to the Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street and Strategy Director in the Cabinet Office. He has also served in various diplomatic roles including with the U.S. Department of State and the U.N. Security Council.