Downplaying Jihad in Jordan’s Educational Curriculum, 2013- 2017
Downplaying Jihad in Jordan’s Educational Curriculum, 2013- 2017 The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is often thought of as a relatively liberal Muslim country - the quintessential “moderate Arab Muslim ally”.…
Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and the Dilemmas of Jihadi Loyalty
Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and the Dilemmas of Jihadi Loyalty In a decade-long of activities, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has nurtured a unique mix of global and…
Demystifying al-Qaida in Nigeria: Cases from Boko Haram’s Founding, Launch of Jihad and Suicide Bombings
Demystifying al-Qaida in Nigeria: Cases from Boko Haram’s Founding, Launch of Jihad and Suicide Bombings Boko Haram was ranked the world’s “most deadly” terrorist group in 2016 and the country…
Al-Qaida’s Strategy in Libya: Keep it Local, Stupid
Al-Qaida’s Strategy in Libya: Keep it Local, Stupid This article looks at how al-Qaida-linked groups focus on the local struggle in Libya, how they have shaped their strategies and activities…
The Ukrainian response to Sykes: Prisoner hierarchy and self-rule—power, legitimacy, and dynamics
The Ukrainian response to Sykes: Prisoner hierarchy and self-rule—power, legitimacy, and dynamics AbstractAlthough the political and economic bankruptcy of the erstwhile Leninist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe has triggered…
Routledge International Handbook of Visual Criminology. Edited by Michelle Brown and Eamonn Carrabine (Abingdon: Routledge, 2017, 578pp., £165.00 hb)
Routledge International Handbook of Visual Criminology. Edited by Michelle Brown and Eamonn Carrabine (Abingdon: Routledge, 2017, 578pp., £ hb) Routledge International Handbook of Visual Criminology. Edited by BrownMichelle and CarrabineEamonn…
Discourses of Mass Probation: From Managing Risk to Ending Human Warehousing in Michigan
Discourses of Mass Probation: From Managing Risk to Ending Human Warehousing in Michigan AbstractOver the past decade, some Western countries have begun to shift away from punitive criminal justice rhetoric,…
The Spread of its Message: Studying the Prominence of al-Qaida Materials in UK Terrorism Investigations
The Spread of its Message: Studying the Prominence of al-Qaida Materials in UK Terrorism Investigations Al-Qaida emphasises its ability to communicate its core message to those who might be sympathetic…
Islamic State and Technology – A Literature Review
Islamic State and Technology – A Literature Review This article offers an overview of the literature on how the Islamic State has used different technologies, primarily within the fields of…
Islamic State and Al-Nusra: Exploring Determinants of Chemical Weapons Usage Patterns
Islamic State and Al-Nusra: Exploring Determinants of Chemical Weapons Usage Patterns This article seeks to examine the determinants of use and non-use of chemical weapons between two typologically similar non-state…
Al-Qaida’s Complex Balancing Act in Syria
Al-Qaida’s Complex Balancing Act in Syria Over the years, al-Qaida has become an increasingly decentralized movement in which its geographically dispersed affiliates have assumed increasing levels of autonomy over their…
Success for al-Qaida in Syria?
Success for al-Qaida in Syria? This article considers how far one can describe al-Qaida’s experiences in Syria as a success. A common line of analysis has been that al-Qaida has…