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…
Jihadi Competition and Political Preferences
Jihadi Competition and Political Preferences While known and feared as the most dangerous global jihadi group, since 2014 al-Qaida has only been involvedin one attack in the West. In the…
The Jihadi Social Movement (JSM): Between Factional Hegemonic Drive, National Realities, and Transnational Ambitions
The Jihadi Social Movement (JSM): Between Factional Hegemonic Drive, National Realities, and Transnational Ambitions This article analyses the evolution of the jihadi social movement (JSM) in changing environmental and factionalcircumstances.…
Al-Qaida and the Pakistani Harakat Movement: Reflections and Questions about the pre-2001 Period
Al-Qaida and the Pakistani Harakat Movement: Reflections and Questions about the pre-2001 Period There has been a modest amount of progress made over the last two decades in piecing together…
Revisiting al-Qaida’s Foundation and Early History
Revisiting al-Qaida’s Foundation and Early History This article examines the early rise and fall of al-Qaida from its emergence in early 1987 as a splinter group ofMaktab al-Khadamat through to…
Thirty Years After its Foundation – Where is al-Qaida Going?
Thirty Years After its Foundation - Where is al-Qaida Going? Al-Qaida today is commonly labelled a ‘global insurgency’ or ‘global franchise.’ However, these labels are notsufficient if we want to…
Bibliography: Terrorist Organizations: Cells, Networks, Affiliations, Splits
Bibliography: Terrorist Organizations: Cells, Networks, Affiliations, Splits This bibliography contains journal articles, book chapters, books, edited volumes, theses, grey literature, bibliographies and other resources on terrorist organizations – particularly cells,…
Bibliography: Life Cycles of Terrorism
Bibliography: Life Cycles of Terrorism This bibliography contains journal articles, book chapters, books, edited volumes, theses, grey literature, bibliographies and other resources on life cycles of terrorism (, the history,…
Perspectives on Terrorism Volume 11, Issue 5
Perspectives on Terrorism Volume 11, Issue 5 The complete issue of Perspectives on Terrorism Volume 11, Issue 5. Go to Source