Articles of the Week – 10/19-10/25

Monday October 21:

Strength from the Shadows? How Shadow Economies Affect Terrorist Activities – Amira Jadoon and Daniel Milton, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2Wbnrcv

War, Bureaucracy, and Controlling Religion in Saddam’s Iraq – Samuel Helfont, POMEPS: https://bit.ly/2PpMd74

Reimagining the Hawza and the State: According to Shi‘a clerics, what is the ideal relationship between religion and the state? – Marsin Alshamary, POMEPS: https://bit.ly/365Spat

Understanding Displacement Decisions During Rebel Governance: Evidence from Mosul, Iraq – Mara Redlich Revkin, POMEPS: https://bit.ly/32K4XCo

Tuesday October 22:

Unexpected Allies: The Impact of Terrorism on Organised Crime in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia – Guillermo Kreiman and Mar C. Espadafor, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2Wl0LXm

Deradicalization through Double-Loop Learning? How the Egyptian Gamaa Islamiya Renounced Violence – Carolin Goerzig, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/32Mef0L

Wednesday October 23:

The Islamic State in Syria After the U.S. Withdrawal – Aaron Y. Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: bit.ly/32KiMRa

Friday October 25:

Equestrianism in Jihadi Cultures – Christopher Anzalone, Ibn Siqilli: https://bit.ly/2N5Edqh