Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where his research focuses on how jihadist groups are adjusting to the new political environment in the era of Arab Uprisings and Salafi politics in countries transitioning to democracy. He is a frequent contributor to Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, the Atlantic, and CTC Sentinel. He independently maintains the widely cited website Jihadology.net, which is a clearinghouse for global jihadi primary source material.