Jihadist violence is typically associated with being particularly indiscriminate. Often, as in variations of the ‘new terrorism’ thesis, this characteristic is proposed to correspond in some way to its other attributes such as its globalised, decentralised and ‘postmodern’ religious nature. Recent work appears to give more substance to such claims, by claiming to show a relationship between indiscriminate violence and decentralised group organisation. However, in this paper we show, based on an analysis of jihadist targeting in Western Europe and America from 2001 to 2013, that targeting choices by jihadists unconnected to organised militant groups have in fact been consistently more, rather than less discriminate in their targeting choices...
The militant Islam represented by Al-Qaeda is often described as a global movement. Apart from the g...
The current flow of foreign fighters to the conflict in Syria and Iraq is unprecedented in recent ti...
One prevailing view treats Al Qaeda as a monolithic entity with a global network of affiliates. Yet,...
Jihadist violence is typically associated with being particularly indiscriminate. Often, as in varia...
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">'In this paper I examine the apparent failure of Al Qaeda ideologues,...
In this paper I examine the apparent failure of Al Qaeda ideologues, not for want of trying, to inci...
Jihadism necessitates interpretation rather than strict classification; its historical relevance, co...
Despite the attention that such attacks receive in the media, most haram targeting is much less viol...
Since September 11th 2001 (9/11), substantial research has been conducted and published on the pheno...
The question of how armed group ideology influences its behaviour has been tentatively explored in t...
The danger and effectiveness of religiously motivated terrorist organizations is undeniable. However...
Existing research on terrorism as a strategy has largely neglected the apparent differences in what ...
As terrorism continues to evolve, can we better understand when a terrorist group will utilize mass ...
Contrary to popular expectations, armed conflicts persisted after the end of World War II. Some coun...
Most groups do less violence than they are capable of. Yet while there is now an extensive literatur...
The militant Islam represented by Al-Qaeda is often described as a global movement. Apart from the g...
The current flow of foreign fighters to the conflict in Syria and Iraq is unprecedented in recent ti...
One prevailing view treats Al Qaeda as a monolithic entity with a global network of affiliates. Yet,...
Jihadist violence is typically associated with being particularly indiscriminate. Often, as in varia...
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">'In this paper I examine the apparent failure of Al Qaeda ideologues,...
In this paper I examine the apparent failure of Al Qaeda ideologues, not for want of trying, to inci...
Jihadism necessitates interpretation rather than strict classification; its historical relevance, co...
Despite the attention that such attacks receive in the media, most haram targeting is much less viol...
Since September 11th 2001 (9/11), substantial research has been conducted and published on the pheno...
The question of how armed group ideology influences its behaviour has been tentatively explored in t...
The danger and effectiveness of religiously motivated terrorist organizations is undeniable. However...
Existing research on terrorism as a strategy has largely neglected the apparent differences in what ...
As terrorism continues to evolve, can we better understand when a terrorist group will utilize mass ...
Contrary to popular expectations, armed conflicts persisted after the end of World War II. Some coun...
Most groups do less violence than they are capable of. Yet while there is now an extensive literatur...
The militant Islam represented by Al-Qaeda is often described as a global movement. Apart from the g...
The current flow of foreign fighters to the conflict in Syria and Iraq is unprecedented in recent ti...
One prevailing view treats Al Qaeda as a monolithic entity with a global network of affiliates. Yet,...