Articles of the Week – 10/26-11/1

Saturday October 26:

In Syria, the Women and Children of ISIS Have Been Forgotten – Devorah Margolin, Joana Cook, and Charlie Winter, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/2C4b8p6

Sunday October 27:

“Terrorism as Veiled Suicide: A Comparative Analysis” – Anna Geifman, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2JFyKEI

Monday October 28:

Blood and scripture: how the Islamic State frames religion in violent video propaganda – Matthew M. Sweeney and Meghan Kubit, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: https://bit.ly/2C0oAdy

Islamist Terrorism, Diaspora Links and Casualty Rates – James A. Piazza and Gary LaFree, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/2oo4hn8

“The Khilafah’s Soldiers in Bengal”: Analysing the Islamic State Jihadists and Their Violence Justification Narratives in Bangladesh – Saimum Parvez, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/34dar8L

Islamic State Propaganda and Attacks: How are they Connected – Nate Rosenblatt, Charlie Winter and Rajan Basra, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/36cRWDl

Towards Open and Reproducible Terrorism Studies: Current Trends and Next Steps – Sandy Schumann, Isabelle van der Vegt, Paul Gill and Bart Schuurman, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/2q2jeLW

Taking Terrorist Accounts of their Motivations Seriously: An Exploration of the Hermeneutics of Suspicion – Lorne L. Dawson, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/2BPzx1x

An Evaluation of the Islamic State’s Influence over the Abu Sayyaf – Veera Singam Kalicharan, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/2WoIUii

Countering Violent Extremism Globally: A New Global CVE Dataset – Caitlin Ambrozik, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/2PqDhi8

Profiles of Islamist Militants in Bangladesh – Shafi Md Mostofa and Dr. Natalie Doyle, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/2p8rgTL

Adversity, Criminality, and Mental Health Problems in Jihadis in Dutch Police Files – Anton Weenink, Perspectives on Terrorism: bit.ly/2MScx8d

“Their Fate is Tied to Ours”: Assessing AQAP Governance and Implications for Security in Yemen – Joana Cook, ICSR: https://bit.ly/34mTMA0

How an Islamist party managed to legitimate its authoritarianization in the eyes of the secularist opposition: the case of Turkey Ihsan Yilmaz, Mehmet Efe Caman, and Galib Bashirov, Democratization: https://bit.ly/2JFLueu

When Jihadist Factions Split: A Data-Driven Network Analysis – Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Samuel Hodgson, Daniele Bellutta, Chiara Pulice, and V.S. Subrahmanian, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/34kULAr

Debunking the Smuggler-Terrorist Nexus: Human Smuggling and the Islamic State in the Middle East – Luigi Achilli and Alessandro Tinti, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/34mlsVq

Tuesday October 29:

Baghdadi Is Dead But His Legend Lives On – Aaron Y. Zelin, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/2JHr0C1

Wednesday October 30:

ISIS genocide against the Yazidis and mass violence in the Middle East – Vicken Cheterian, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/2JAOzfV

Minor Misery: What an Islamic State Registry Says About the Challenges of Minors in the Conflict Zone – Daniel Milton and Don Rassler, Combating Terrorism Center: https://bit.ly/2PyR2LH

Thursday October 31:

Once more, with feeling: using sentiment analysis to improve models of relationships between non-state actors – Kevin T. Greene and Caleb Lucas, International Interactions: https://bit.ly/36pLAR9

The genesis of insurgency in northern Mozambique – David M Matsinhe and Estacio Valoi, Institute for Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2qDNcpT

Once more, with feeling: using sentiment analysis to improve models of relationships between non-state actors Kevin T. Greene and Caleb Lucas, International Interactions: https://bit.ly/2ZMBfvP

Friday November 1:

What Explains Taxation by Resource-Rich Rebels? Evidence from the Islamic State in Syria – Mara Revkin, The Journal of Politics: bit.ly/36m21xU

Jihadism from a Subcultural Perspective – Jeppe Fuglsang Larsen and Sune Qvotrup Jensen, Critical Criminology: https://bit.ly/2NuKVqo

Keeping Armed Actors Out: The Protective Effect of Shuras in Afghanistan – Jori Breslawski, Journal of Global Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2K2EhVQ