Perspectives on Terrorism

1. Interview with Ramadan Shallah, Secretary General, Palestinian Islamic Jihad
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Interview with Ramadan Shallah, Secretary General, Palestinian Islamic Jihad as reported by Scott Atran and Robert Axelrod On December 14-16, 2009, a delegation from the World Federation of Scientists, ...

2. The Impact of Terrorism on Democracy in Northern Ireland
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... in Northern Ireland, unparalleled in Western Europe since the World War II. Under the pressure of violence, the British government engaged in a process that delivered new constitutional arrangements combined ...

3. Introducing the Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
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Introducing the Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS) by John Wigle For researchers looking for an authoritative data source on terrorist attacks: The Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS) ...

4. Book Reviews
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... in the Post – 9/11 World. 3rd ed. by Brigitte Nacos. Boston, Longman, 2010. 334 pp. ISBN-10: 0-205-74327-7. Understanding Terrorist and Political Violence. The life cycle of birth, growth, transformation, ...

5. Winning the Battle but Losing the War? Narrative and Counter-Narratives Strategy
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... of this article, are concerned that, in the marketplace of ideas, the West is losing market-share.[1] Communication failures with the Muslim world were cited in a report by a U.S. Department of Defence ...

6. Accounting For the Waves of International Terrorism
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... terrorism. Rapoport argues that there have been four waves in the history of modern terrorism, where an idea has spurred violence across the world. Although his idea has become mainstream, there is no ...

7. Dealing with FATA: Strategic Shortfalls and Recommendations
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... acts against the US and the rest of the world. In addition, it has been the backyard for the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan and a training ground for terrorists, especially suicide bombers. Recently, ...

8. The Global War on Terror and State Terrorism
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... impact of that day, it has been the response of the Bush administration and its impact on multiple audiences around the world which have been more important than the al-Qaeda attacks in shaping the post ...

9. Al-Qaida’s Appeal: Understanding its Unique Selling Points
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... able to elicit sympathy and support from a surprisingly large number of people. Suspected al-Qaida members have been arrested in dozens of countries around the world, and opinion polls in both Western ...

10. Leaderless Jihad: The Modern Face of Terror: A Book Review
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Leaderless Jihad: The Modern Face of Terror: A Book Review By Joshua Sinai Radical Muslims represent a minority within the Muslim world. If most Muslims are not extremists, why are so many young Muslims ...

11. Who Becomes a Terrorist Today?
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Who Becomes a Terrorist Today? By Scott Atran Since the invasion of Iraq, and with the rapid spread of Internet access, the world has witnessed a more egalitarian, less-educated and -materially ...

12. How to Define Terrorism
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... the case following September 2001, when al Qaida demonstrated that it had world class ambitions to inflict catastrophic damages on its adversaries. In other conflicts, such as the Palestinian-Israeli arena, ...

13. Deradicalization or Disengagement?
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... for counterterrorism may become more apparent in their development and feasible in their execution. While a variety of deradicalization initiatives worldwide are currently receiving enormous interest from ...

14. Business as Usual? Leveraging the Private Sector to Combat Terrorism
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... different entities with radically different aims. While one embodies Western capitalism and secular values, the other rails against the established world order, envisioning a society in which religious ...

15. Terrorism’s Fifth Wave: A Theory, A Conundrum and a Dilemma
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... of the medieval world in the writings of Johann Huizinga. More recently, it echoed Arthur Schlesinger’s observations on the cycles of American history as each generation turned from public activism to ...

16. Wars of Our Own Creation: An Opinion Brief
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... and political self-analysis that is superimposed on the Muslim world? Moreover, do moderates always seek a reformation of Islam? Or do they identify in some ways with bin Ladin’s anti-Americanism? Can ...

17. Jihadist Propaganda and its Audiences: A Change of Course?
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Jihadist Propaganda and its Audiences: A Change of Course? By  Manuel R. Torres Soriano Winning the ‘hearts and minds’ of the Muslim world have been a priority of al-Qaeda and its network of affiliated ...

18. Initiative Participants
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... Islamism, democratization and extremism in the Muslim world), and is editor of Islamism Digest - a monthly academic journal specialising on the in-depth study of Islamic movements. Gary Ackerman is ...

19. 1, 2, 3…Coup! Of Violence, Incursions on Sovereignty and Recourses in Pakistan

1, 2, 3…Coup! Of Violence, Incursions on Sovereignty and Recourses in Pakistan

20. 13 Years since Tokyo: Re-Visiting the 'Superterrorism' Debate

13 Years since Tokyo: Re-Visiting the 'Superterrorism' Debate