Articles of the Week – 8/5-8/11

After almost a four year hiatus, I hope to once again post ‘articles of the week’ every Friday.

Tuesday August 8:
Intervention in Mali: building peace between peacekeeping and Counterterrorism – Bruno Charbonneau, Journal of Contemporary African Studies: https://bit.ly/2ul4xB3
Islamic State’s next move could be underground criminal networks – Aisha Ahmad, Monkey Cage: https://wapo.st/2wQ0jlH
‘The battle is all there is’: Philosophy and history in international relations theory – Richard Devetak, International Relations: 
Wednesday August 9:
The Assault in Sayad: Did Taleban and Daesh really collaborate? – Obaid Ali, Afghanistan Analysts Network: 
Thursday August 10:
A Deadly Delusion: Were Syria’s Rebels Ever Going to Defeat the Jihadists? – Sam Heller, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2wACu1W
Exploding Stereotypes: The Unexpected Operational and Demographic Characteristics of Boko Haram’s Suicide Bombers – Jason Warner and Hilary Matfess, Combating Terrorism Center: https://bit.ly/2wx9s3u
Jihad Wins in Idlib – Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, Foreign Affairs: https://fam.ag/2vnFmAW
From Resilience to Fragmentation: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Jihadist Group Modularity – Adib Bencherif, Terrorism and Political Violence:
Security Provision and Political Formation in Hybrid Orders – Michael Lawrence, Stability: International Journal of Security and Development: https://bit.ly/2uNSTOG
Friday August 11:
China and the Middle East security governance in the new era – Degang Sun, Contemporary Arab Affairs: https://bit.ly/2wAVZaE
The ISIS Prison System- Its Structure, Departmental Affiliations, Processes, Conditions, and Practices of Psychological and Physical Torture – Asaad Almohammad, Anne Speckhard, and Ahmet S. Yayla, International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism: https://bit.ly/2vY2Lti
Terrorism Financing with Virtual Currencies: Can Regulatory Technology Solutions Combat This? – Iwa Salami, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2ho1rHr