Category: Articles of the Week

Sunday February 21:

Jihadist Perceptions of a Rising Superpower: Troubles Along China’s Belt and Road – Lucas Webber, Small Wars Journal: https://bit.ly/3k9Yeet

The Islamic “State”: sovereignty, territoriality and governance – Tim Jacoby, International Politics: https://bit.ly/2ZRxgPc

Monday February 22:

Bringing Religiosity Back In: Critical Reflection on the Explanation of Western Homegrown Religious Terrorism (Part I) – Lorne L. Dawson, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3kct2Lp

Dying to Live: The “Love of Death” Narrative Driving the Taliban’s Suicide Bombings – Atal Ahmadzai, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2NLTeR2

The Use of Bay’ah by the Main Salafi-Jihadist Groups – Carlos Igualada and Javier Yagüe, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3pJBZ07

Insurgent Group Cohesion and the Malleability of ‘Foreignness’: Al-Shabaab’s Relationship with Foreign Fighters – Samantha Kruber and Stephanie Carver, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3aWp3zJ

Wednesday February 24:

The Social Media Anatomy of New Radical Groups in Kashmir – Kabir Taneja and Khalid Shah, GNET: https://bit.ly/3aYoepW

Thursday February 25:

Planting the Seeds of the Poisonous Tree: Establishing a System of Meaning Through ISIS Education – Sara Zeiger, Farangiz Atamuradova, Lilah Elsayed, Muna Chung, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/3dOrWV3

Monday February 15:

The Failure of Jihadi Conflict Resolution – Tore Hamming, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2OK8IW6

Wednesday February 17:

‘My journey to jihad’: featured stories in jihadi propaganda Weeda Mehran and Anthony F. Lemieux, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/2Npdmsh

Thursday February 18:

Al-Qa`ida’s Soon-To-Be Third Emir? A Profile of Saif al-`Adl – Ali Soufan, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2Nphh8q

The Network of the November 2020 Vienna Attacker and the Jihadi Threat to Austria – Johannes Saal and Felix Lippe, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/3dtAJM8

The Soundtrack of the Extreme: Nasheeds and Right-Wing Extremist Music as a “Gateway Drug” into the Radical Scene? – Veronika Möller and Antonia Mischler, International Annals of Criminology: https://bit.ly/2NzhxlH

Friday February 19:

The Islamic State and the Application of Islamic Penal Law – Pieter Van Ostaeyen, The ISIS Reader: https://bit.ly/3brh3WG

Online Extremism and Terrorism Researcher Security and Privacy: Some Practical Advice – Maura Conway, GNET: https://bit.ly/3k3HEg2

The Tunisian Jihadist Movement Ten Years After the Prisoner Amnesty – Aaron Y. Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/3dSsZDs

Monday February 8:

Beyond Ouagadougou: State-building and jihadism in Burkina Faso – Eeben Barlow,Bohumil Doboš and Martin Riegl, African Security Review: https://bit.ly/3jJd0sv

Implications of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s New Leadership – Wassim Nasr, Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy: https://bit.ly/2Z8ZNzo

Syria at the Center of Power Competition and Counterterrorism – Aaron Y. Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/3q3WA07

Wednesday February 10:

ISIS in Syria: 2020 in Review – Gregory Waters, Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy: https://bit.ly/3qgMsBh

A Comparative Analysis of the Data on Western Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq: Who Went and Why? – Lorne L. Dawson, ICCT: https://bit.ly/3qh34sr

The Development of the Theological and Political Aspects of Jihadi-Salafism Orwa Ajjoub, Lund University: https://bit.ly/2Z8iZNZ

Thursday February 11:

Mitigating the impact of media reporting of terrorism- Syrian and Iraqi citizen journalists versus the Islamic State – Haroro J. Ingram, ICCT: https://bit.ly/3b3l1UW

Why Are Al Qaeda Leaders in Iran? What a Prisoner Exchange Reveals About an Unlikely Relationship – Cole Bunzel, Foreign Affairs: https://fam.ag/378tk0H

Friday February 12:

Who are the Jihadi Video Journalists? An Analysis of a new Form of Activism in the Northwest of Syria – Brune Descamps, GNET: https://bit.ly/3umrVOf

Reviewing the links between violent extremism and personality, personality disorders, and psychopathy – The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology: https://bit.ly/3k3HPIo

Monday February 1:

Jailing Jihadists in the West – Tam Hussein, Newlines: https://bit.ly/3jlE7cI

ISIS Attacks Rekindle Iraqi-Saudi Conflict – Rasha Al Aqeedi, Center for Global Policy: https://bit.ly/3rpgClN

Discourse patterns used by extremist Salafists on Facebook: identifying potential triggers to cognitive biases in radicalized content – Catherine Bouko, Brigitte Naderer, Diana Rieger, Pieter Van Ostaeyen, and Pierre Voué, Critical Discourse Studies: https://bit.ly/3oRU4sf

Fighting ISIS in Syria: Operation Euphrates Shield and the lessons learned from the al-Bab Battle – Ömer Faruk Cantenar and Cyprian Aleksander Kozera, Small Wars & Insurgencies: https://bit.ly/2Mu7WvX

Wednesday February 3:

How global Jihad relocalises and where it leads : the case of HTS, the former AQ franchise in Syria – Jerome Drevon and Patrick Haenni, European University Institute: https://bit.ly/3aFASJl

In Syria’s Idlib, Washington’s Chance to Reimagine Counter-terrorism – Dareen Khalifa and Noah Bonsey, International Crisis Group: https://bit.ly/3pWN3YA

Friday February 5:

Boko Haram, the Islamic State, and the Surge in Female Abductions in Southeastern Niger -Elizabeth Pearson and Jacob Zenn, ICCT: https://bit.ly/3jJNjb8

India’s Foreign Fighter Puzzle – Mohammed Sinan Siyech, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: https://bit.ly/2OSxaF0

Saturday January 23:

The Long Jihad: The Boom–Bust Cycle behind Jihadist Durability – Aisha Ahmad, Journal of Global Security Studies: https://bit.ly/39vc87b

Sunday January 24:

The Islamic State in Mozambique – Tore Refslund Hamming, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/3otHfnX

Wednesday January 27:

The Challenge of Foreign Fighters: Repatriating and Prosecuting ISIS Detainees – Vera Mironova, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/2M7jHs0

Friday January 29:

Tunisians of the Iraq Jihad and How That Set the Stage for the Syrian Jihad – Aaron Y. Zelin, The ISIS Reader: https://bit.ly/2MFv6iE

Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Limits on Territoriality of Daesh Affiliates – Bohumil Doboš and Martin Riegl, Civil Wars: https://bit.ly/36Kt4EY

Sunday January 17:

China, Xinjiang, and the Uyghurs in Global Jihadist Propaganda – Lucas Webber, Small Wars Journal: https://bit.ly/39TTogL

Monday January 18:

The Radical Milieu and Radical Influencers of Bosnian Foreign Fighters – Asya Metodieva, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3sNK9at

Why are women victims or perpetrators in Nigeria’s Boko Haram? Recruitment, roles and implications – Oluwatoyin O. Oluwaniyi, Journal of Contemporary African Studies: https://bit.ly/39Sol4R

Tuesday January 19:

The Islamic State Stopped Talking About China – Elliot Stewart, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2Y18RpL

Understanding Salafi‑Jihadist Attitudes Towards Innovation – Charlie Winter, Shiraz Maher, Aymenn Jawad al‑Tamimi, ICSR: https://bit.ly/3sVEdMP

Thursday January 21:

Reading Kadyrov in al-Sham: ‘Adnan Hadid on Chechnya, Syria, and al-Qaida’s Strategic Failure – Orwa Ajjoub, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/2MbYTzc

Demystifying Gender Analysis for Research on Violent Extremism – Phoebe Donnelly, Resolve Network: https://bit.ly/2Mck8kr

Ignorance or sovereignty: the de-territorialization of Jihad in Sayyid Qutb’s theo-political vision – Saer El-Jaichi, Journal of Political Ideologies: https://bit.ly/3c453fE

Friday January 22:

The crafting of alliance cohesion among insurgents: The case of al-Qaeda affiliated groups in the Sahel region – Troels Burchall Henningsen, Contemporary Security Policy: https://bit.ly/364BtTo

Monday January 11:

Researching Extremist Content on Social Media Platforms: Data Protection and Research Ethics Challenges and Opportunities – Manjana Sold and Julian Junk, GNET: https://bit.ly/3qltM2Q

Deep Analysis of Taliban Videos: Differential Use of Multimodal, Visual and Sonic Forms across Strategic Themes – Weeda Mehran, Umniah Al Bayati, Matthew Mottet, and Anthony F. Lemieux, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3bIzXtS

Sexual violence, identity and gender: ISIS and the Yezidis – Zeynep Kaya, Conflict, Security & Development: https://bit.ly/3oOyaH9

Playing for Hate? Extremism, Terrorism, and Videogames – Nick Robinson and Joe Whittaker, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3bIA4FO

Wednesday January 13:

Terrorism, Regime Type, and Defense Spending: A Cross-National Analysis – Lance Y. Hunter, Democracy and Security: https://bit.ly/35IKz7U

Thursday January 14:

The April 2020 Islamic State Terror Plot Against U.S. and NATO Military Bases in Germany: The Tajik Connection – Nodirbek Soliev, Combating Terrorism Center: https://bit.ly/38O3vEx

De-Talibanization and the Onset of Insurgency in Afghanistan – Tricia Bacon and Daniel Byman, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/39zsSJk

Friday January 15:

Individual and Environmental Explanations for Violent Extremist Intentions: A German Nationally Representative Survey Study – Bettina Rottweiler,Paul Gill, and Noémie Bouhana, Justice Quarterly: https://bit.ly/3qDsfoM

Sunday January 3:

The online behaviors of Islamic state terrorists in the United States – Joe Whittaker, Criminology and Public Policy: https://bit.ly/3q5o98D

The Tech Industry and the Regulation of Online Terrorist Content: What do Law Enforcement Think? – Stuart Macdonald and Andrew Staniforth,  Hedayah: https://bit.ly/35oLgmP

Monday January 4:

Easily Reproducible – The Structure of Islamic State Videos – Yorck Beese, GNET: https://bit.ly/3hWQZpe

The Limits of Ideologically-Unlikely Partnerships: Syria’s Support for Jihadi Terrorist Groups – Barak Mendelsohn, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/38odU9w

A Snapshot of the Syrian Jihadi Online Ecology: Differential Disruption, Community Strength, and Preferred Other Platforms – Maura Conway, Moign Khawaja, Suraj Lakhani, and Jeremy Reffin, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3otjJbk

Was a Kenyan Terrorist Plotting Another 9/11? – James Barnett, Hudson Institute: https://bit.ly/3bhZFoI

Tuesday January 5:

Entangled Incidents: Nigeria in the Global War on Terror (1994–2009) – Andrea Brigaglia and Alessio Iocchi, African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review: https://bit.ly/3pYQoGc

Gendered Security Harms: State Policy and the Counterinsurgency Against Boko Haram – Elizabeth Pearson and Chitra Nagarajan, African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review: https://bit.ly/3otbVGz

Negotiating with Boko Haram? Examining the Jihadist Exception – Jacob Zenn and Mary Jane Fox, African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review: https://bit.ly/38qwu11

387 Days of Power: How Al-Qaeda Seized, Held and Ultimately Lost a Yemeni City – Tawfeek Al-Ganad, Gregory D. Johnsen, and Muhammed al-Katheri, The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies: https://bit.ly/3sgt3Sq

Hopes and misguided expectations: How policy documents frame gender in efforts at preventing terrorism and violent extremism – Inger Skjelsbæk, Julie Marie Hansen, and Jenny Lorentzen, Politics, Religion & Ideology: https://bit.ly/3or5eop

Wednesday January 6:

The effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on suicide terrorism – Mustafa Demir and Ahmet Guler, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/35mpQXy

Thursday January 7:

Hate in the time of coronavirus: exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violent extremism and terrorism in the West – Francesco Marone, Security Journal: https://bit.ly/3bfBE1A

A comparative analysis of three Sunni Muslim organizations on ‘moderate’ and ‘radical’ Islam in Egypt, Morocco and Indonesia – Serafettin Pektas, Religion: https://bit.ly/3nlC2Oo

Why People Enter and Embrace Violent Groups Ángel Gómez, Mercedes Martínez, Francois Alexi Martel, Lucía López-Rodríguez, Alexandra Vázquez, Juana Chinchilla, Borja Paredes, Mal Hettiarachchi, Nafees Hamid, and William B. Swann, Frontiers of Psychology: https://bit.ly/35InMJG

Friday January 8:

Islamist Militant Groups and Crime-Terror Nexus in Bangladesh – A. S. M. Ali Ashraf and Mohammed Saiful Islam, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3nrSmNq

How Telegram Disruption Impacts Jihadist Platform Migration – Amarnath Amarasingam, Shiraz Maher, Charlie Winter, CREST Research: https://bit.ly/3bkhh37

Saturday December 26:

Framing frictions: frame analysis and Al-Shabaab’s mobilisation strategies in Kenya – Simone Papale, Critical Studies on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/34WdV2v

Sunday December 27:

Ideology matters: cultural power in the case of Daesh – Jamileh Kadivar, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/3neb0sp

‘Many Sisters Wish They Were Men’: Gendered Discourse and Themes in pro-ISIS Online Communities – Meili Criezis, Journal For Deradicalization: https://bit.ly/2KEj3Be

Tuesday December 29:

An Abridged History of America’s Terrorism Prevention Programs: Fits and Starts – Bennett Clifford, Seamus Hughes, and Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens. Lawfare: https://bit.ly/3pMdGPD

Wednesday December 30:

Rising in the East: The Evolution of the Islamic State in the Philippines – Amira Jadoon, Nakissa Jahanbani, and Charmaine Willis, Combating Terrorism Center: https://bit.ly/3n5rm6r

An Abridged History of America’s Terrorism Prevention Programs: Opposition Grows, Supporters Adapt – Bennett Clifford, Seamus Hughes, and Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens. Lawfare: https://bit.ly/3pKeLYb

Deception, Drugs, & Death: Interviews with Survivors of al-Shabaab’s Youth Recruitment Traps in Kenya – Gabriel Toole, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2WZWOrY

Thursday December 31:

The Islamic State 2020: The Year in Review – Tore Hamming, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/3hBBrqo

Reframing the Campaign: From Egypt’s Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis to Wilayat Sinai, Islamic State’s Sinai Province – Kira Jumet and Zana Gulmohamad, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3o88WTI

Monday December 21:

Non-Involvement in Terrorist Violence: Understanding the Most Common Outcome of Radicalization Processes – Bart Schuurman, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3auKRTl

Internal Debates, Doubts and Discussions on the Scope of Jihadi Violence: The Case of the Turnup Terror Squad – Donald Holbrook, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3axVapM

A Downward Scale Shift? The Case of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham – Silvia Carenzi, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/34vbVy4

Crossing the Rubicon: The Limits of Insurgent Violence in Kabardino-Balkaria – Mark Youngman, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2Koglji

ISIS and the Crime-Terror Nexus in America: A Counterpoint to Europe – Raphael D. Marcus, Center on National Security: https://bit.ly/38BaKOx

Islamism and the rise of Islamic charities in post-revolutionary Tunisia: claiming political Islam through other means? – Ester Sigillò, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/3mPcgSz

Terrorism in armed conflict: new data attributing terrorism to rebel organizations – Virginia Page Fortna, Nicholas J. Lotito, and Michael A. Rubin, Conflict Management and Peace Science: https://bit.ly/2JiBefa

Wednesday December 23: 

Who Defeated ISIS? The Pentagon’s War Maps – Brian Glyn Williams, Middle East Policy: https://bit.ly/3hoRJmz

Thursday December 24:

Foreign Fighters and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence – Austin C Doctor, International Studies Quarterly: https://bit.ly/3o1yzWm