Articles of the Week – 10/9-10/15

Sunday October 10:

Recalibrating U.S. Counterterrorism: Lessons Learned From Spain – Kim Cragin, Michael Bartlett, and Will Crass, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/3AKKLk3

Can (Salafi) jihadi insurgents politicise and become pragmatic in civil wars? Social movement restraint in Ahrar al-Sham in Syria – Jerome Drevon, Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal: https://bit.ly/3BKVDjd

Terrorism and economic growth in Africa: understanding the role of military expenditure – Chimere O. Iheonu and Hyacinth E. Ichoku, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/3p4osDy

Becoming a violent extremist: a General Need and Affect model of psychological variables – Helma van den Berg and Dianne A. van Hemert, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/3BKVI6v

Examining the Outcome of Investigations and Prosecutions of Extremism in the United States – Rachel Yon and Daniel Milton, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3j0N3W0

Monday October 11:

Counter-terrorism and the repression of Islamic activism: Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain and Denmark – Richard McNeil-Willson, Journal of Contemporary European Studies: https://bit.ly/3ALbrB8

Tuesday October 12:

Into Darkness? Scrutinizing Economic Explanations for African Jihad – Stig Jarle Hansen, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/3GesWxu

Wednesday October 13:

Unsettling Victory: Storylines of Success and Anxiety in the Coverage of the Decline of ISIS in Three U.S. Newspapers – Stefanie Z. Demetriades, Christina Hagen, Daria Griffin, and Patricia Rile, International Journal of Communication: bit.ly/3iXRtgd

The Schism of Jihadism in the Sahel: How Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are Battling for Legitimacy in the Sahelian Context – Lina Raafat, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/3BKeUkt

Where is AQAP Now? – Elisabeth Kendall, Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies: https://bit.ly/3m2HMiI

Thursday October 14:

The Taliban Can’t Take on the Islamic State Alone – Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2YXtF5t

Online Regulation of Terrorist and Harmful Content – Jacob Berntson and Maygane Janin, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/3mYcadm