Articles of the Week – 6/23-6/29

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

Monday June 25:
Studying Jihadists on Social Media: A Critique of Data Collection Methodologies – Deven Parekh, Amarnath Amarasingam, Lorne Dawson, and Derek Ruths, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2lIUWBB
Public Opinion on the Root Causes of Terrorism and Objectives of Terrorists: A Boko Haram Case Study – Adesoji O. Adelaja, Abdullahi Labo (Late), and Eva Penar, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2IBAw6c
How Hezbollah Uses Dreams to Inspire Jihad and Sanctify Martyrdom – Kendall Bianchi, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2KyBMsW
A Primer on Boko Haram Sources and Three Heuristics on al-Qaida and Boko Haram in Response to Adam Higazi, Brandon Kendhammer, Kyari Mohammed, Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos, and Alex Thurston – Jacob Zenn, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2tGm2xp
The Turkish Foreign Fighters and the Dynamics behind Their Flow into Syria and Iraq – Murat Haner, Ashley Wichern, and Marissa Fleenor, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2lKO9aq
Tuesday June 26:
Another Tunisian With IS That Was In Germany With Chemical Experience – Aaron Y. Zelin, Tunisian Jihadism: https://bit.ly/2KxTQ9M
Wednesday June 27:
Young Blood: Understanding the Emergence of a New Cohort of Australian Jihadists – Shandon Harris-Hogan & Kate Barrelle, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2Kw4GcZ
Violence, Insecurity, and Religiosity: A Multilevel Analysis of 71 Countries – Miguel Carreras and Ajay Verghese, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2u1SgmO
Thursday June 28:
A Tale of Two Caliphates: Comparing the Islamic State’s Internal and External Messaging Priorities – Dounia Mahlouly and Charlie Winter, Vox-Pol: https://bit.ly/2Mw3yH0
The Insurgency in Tunisia’s Western Borderlands – Matt Herbert, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://ceip.org/2IBuu5L
Friday June 29:
Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed Call for Migration: Translation and Analysis – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2umI5sL
Fugitive Bangladeshi Militants Bring Jamaat ul Mujahideen to India – Animesh Roul, Terrorism Monitor:
Boko Haram in Celebration? An Analysis of Four Years of Ramadan Videos (2015-2018) – Jacob Zenn, Terrorism Monitor:
Wilayat al-Qawkaz – The Islamic State in the North Caucasus. Frames, Strategies and Credibility of Radical Islamist Propaganda Videos – Anna Seib, Journal for Dereadicalization:
From Total Islam to the Islamic State: Radicalization Leading to Violence Dynamics as a Subject of Reciprocal Affordance Opportunities – Asaad Almohammad, Journal for Deradicalization: