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Institutional Arrangements and Procurement Procedures for Post‐War Reconstruction in Yemen

open access: yesDigest of Middle East Studies, Volume 35, Issue 2, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT The reconstruction of Europe and Japan after World War II is often credited to US political will and financial aid. However, differing outcomes suggest that other factors played a crucial role. Factors such as security, a functioning government, pre‐war development levels, and wartime destruction played crucial roles in determining the ...
Sumaia A. Al‐Kohlani   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Panislamsk anti-imperialisme? al-Qaeda i ord og handlinger

open access: yesBabylon, 2016
Typologier over islamistiske bevægelser anvender ofte misvisende betegnelser for al-Qaeda. Den mere specialiserede litteratur om gruppen har tendens til at bruge betegnelser, som underminerer behovet for at skelne mellem al-Qaeda og mere ...
Petersen E. Martin
doaj   +1 more source

Presidential Extra‐Territorialization: How Presidents Go Abroad to Bypass Domestic Constraint

open access: yesPresidential Studies Quarterly, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper introduces the concept of presidential extra‐territorialization—the process whereby presidents act through or within a foreign jurisdiction in order to achieve a policy goal which implicates the rights commonly held by US citizens or residents.
Andrew Gawthorpe
wiley   +1 more source

Outsmarting sanctions

open access: yesAmerican Ethnologist, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 34-44, February 2026.
Abstract In 2012 the UN Security Council and the European Union bolstered US economic sanctions on Iran, disembedding the country's economy from financial markets. Since then, the sanctions have radically devalued Iran's currency, leading Iranians to seek a viable standard of value elsewhere. They have done so through ghachagh (fugitive) configurations
Emrah Yıldız
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunity Costs or Costly Opportunities? The Arab Spring, Osama Bin Laden, and Al-Qaeda’s African Affiliates

open access: yesPerspectives on Terrorism, 2011
 There is little doubt that Al-Qaeda faces twin challenges in the “Arab Spring” sweeping North Africa and the Middle East (MENA) and in the death of Osama bin Laden in May 2011.
Alex S. Wilner
doaj  

The Al-Qaeda Revival in Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects

open access: yesNUST Journal of International Peace and Stability, 2020
Pakistan remains a country of vital importance for Al-Qaeda. It is primarily because of Al-Qaeda’s advent, rise and shelter and not to mention the support the terrorist organization found at the landscape of Pakistan during the last two decades ...
Farhan Zahid
doaj   +1 more source

Islamic History & Al-Qaeda: A Primer to Understanding the Rise of Islamist Movements in the Modern World [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A decade following the 9/11 attacks, the objectives and motivations of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda remain largely unknown to the American public. Since the mission of Al-Qaeda is embedded in its interpretation of the history and traditions of Islam ...
Bennett, Andrew M.
core   +1 more source

LLMs Can Fuel Extremist Attitudes Using Universal Moral Framings

open access: yesAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1556, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Social media influence campaigns are thought to sway public opinion, particularly during election campaigns and national crises. These campaigns are often based on generative artificial intelligence technologies that flood the internet with polarizing content.
Rosamunde C. Hendricks   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting, rhetoric and the failure of grassroots jihad [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In this paper I examine the apparent failure of Al Qaeda ideologues, not for want of trying, to incite a widespread campaign of ‘individual jihad’.
Ramsay, Gilbert
core   +2 more sources

Shanghai Co‐Operation Organisation: A Concert of Eurasia?

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The Shanghai Co‐operation Organisation (SCO) has emerged as a viable intergovernmental organisation with a vibrant security portfolio. With its recent expansion it now boasts ten members, including rising great powers Russia, China, and India, as well as nuclear‐armed Pakistan, and regional power Iran.
James MacHaffie
wiley   +1 more source

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