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Al Qaida’s Persuasive Devices in the Digital World

Journal of Terrorism Research, 2015
The study examines the application of the post-World War II U.S. Armed Forces propaganda analysis methods as a valid framework for the analysis of modern extremist social media.  Using Jihadist and Islamic extremist, Al Qaida core, affiliate and associate (AQAA), digital media products, the framework examines persuasive devices used to attempt to ...
Bachmann, Michael, Wright, Julia E.
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Systemic innovation for countering violent radicalization: Systems engineering in a policy context

Systems Engineering, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 663-684, July 2024.
Abstract This paper brings a systems engineering approach to policymaking in the context of violent radicalization. We test strategies to combat terrorism under the premise that violent radicalization is a complex system of social contagion resulting in terrorism.
Timothy Clancy, Bland Addison, Oleg Pavlov, Erika Palmer, Khalid Saeed   +4 more
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Dismantling al-Qaida in Iraq

, 2021
This chapter discusses how General Stanley McChrystal’s Special Operations Task Force nearly decimated al-Qaida in Iraq. It describes how the advent and implementation of the find, fix, finish, exploit, and analyze cycle was instrumental in dismantling the terrorist group.
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Terrorism, Trust, and Identity: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Nigeria

American Journal of Political Science, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 942-957, July 2024.
Abstract We study the effects of terrorism on political trust and national versus ethnic identification. Making use of unexpected attacks by the extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, which occurred during the fieldwork of a public opinion survey in 2014, we show that even in a context of weak state institutions and frequent terrorist activities ...
Robin Harding, Arinze Nwokolo
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Bribery, insecurity, and firm performance: Evidence from the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria

Strategic Management Journal, Volume 45, Issue 6, Page 1061-1086, June 2024.
Abstract Research Summary During armed conflicts, when the rule of law collapses, bribery often becomes prevalent. Yet, the effect of bribery on firm performance under those circumstances remains unclear. Bribery could provide access to scarce resources, but it could also be the result of extortion.
Stefan Dimitriadis
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Who does (not) belong to the jihadis’ umma? A comparison of IS’s and al Qaida’s use of takfīr to exclude people from the Muslim community.

Journal for Deradicalization, 2017
Since the declaration of the caliphate in mid-2014, the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) has been preoccupying the media as well as experts and scientists.
Christina Hartmann
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Carrot or stick, or both? Examining U.S. presidents' use of counterterrorism tools in Pakistan, 2001–2020

Presidential Studies Quarterly, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 217-240, June 2024.
Abstract Within the context of eliciting partner country cooperation and interests alignment, U.S. presidents and their administrations have a wide array of policy tools at their disposal to mitigate terrorist threats emanating from other countries. Yet, the factors that account for variation in American presidents' and their administrations' specific ...
Amira Jadoon, Richard M. Yon, Dennis J. Rice   +2 more
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Terrorism Bookshelf: Top 150 Books on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism

Perspectives on Terrorism, 2012
Terrorist rebellions, in all their configurations, constitute first order national security threats facing the international community. This was especially the case following September 2001, when al Qaida demonstrated that it had world class ambitions to
Joshua Sinai
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Self‐representation and future perception of youth followed by a specialized intervention team in violent radicalization

International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2024.
Abstract In response to the increase in ideological and non‐ideological mass killings, mental health professionals are beginning to invest in prevention and intervention in violent radicalization situations. The psychological and psychiatric literature proposes multiple psychological theories describing the individual factors at play in the process of ...
Christian Desmarais, Cécile Rousseau
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Terrorism and child mortality

Health Economics, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 21-40, January 2024.
Abstract How does terrorism affect child mortality? We use geo‐coded data on terrorism and spatially disaggregated data on child mortality to study the relationship between both variables for 52 African countries between 2000 and 2017 at the 0.5 × 0.5° grid level. Our estimates suggest that moderate increases in terrorism are linked to several thousand
Daniel Meierrieks, Max Schaub
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