Articles of the Week – 2/24-3/2

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Sunday February 25:
Ostracism promotes a terroristic mindset – Michaela Pfundmair, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/2tiDfPZ
Monday February 26:
Evolving Terror The Development of Jihadist Operations Targeting Western Interests in Africa – Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Jacob Zenn, Sarah Sheafer, and Sandro Bejdic, Foundation for Defense of Democracies: https://bit.ly/2GYscx0
Reconsidering Radicalization: Fanaticism and the Link Between Ideas and Violence – Bart Schuurman and Max Taylor, Perspectives on Terrorism:
Explaining Civilian Attacks: Terrorist Networks, Principal-Agent Problems and Target Selection – Max Abrahms, Matthew Ward, Ryan Kennedy, Perspectives on Terrorism:
Terrorist Prison Breaks – Trevor Cloen, Yelena Biberman, Farhan Zahid, Perspectives on Terrorism:
Black-boxing the Black Flag: Anonymous Sharing Platforms and ISIS Content Distribution Tactics – Ahmad Shehabat, Teodor Mitew, Perspectives on Terrorism:
Tuesday February 27:
Identity, Ideology, and Information: The Sources of Iraqi Public Support for the Islamic State – Karl Kaltenthaler, Daniel Silverman, and Munqith Dagher, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2oCgXUy
High Risk or Low Risk: Screening for Violent Extremists in DDR Programmes – Joanne Richards, International Peacekeeping: https://bit.ly/2GgyMlP
Wednesday February 28:
The Proscription or Listing of Terrorist Organisations: Understanding, Assessment, and International Comparisons – Lee Jarvis and Tim Legrand, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2FN08h0
Countering Jihadist Militancy in Bangladesh – International Crisis Group: https://bit.ly/2oNepSv
Foreign Fighters: The Rule of Law Is the Best Response to Islamist Fighters from Western Countries – Robin Simcox, Heritage Foundation: https://bit.ly/2FaWeRG
Wednesday February 28:
Legitimacy in Areas of Limited Statehood – Thomas Risse and Eric Stollenwerk, Annual Review of Political Science: https://bit.ly/2q9rfvM
Thursday March 1:
Research on Terrorism, 2007–2016: A Review of Data, Methods, and Authorship – Bart Schuurman, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2CVLKQb
Terrorist Decision-Making In The Context of Risk, Attack Planning and Attack Commission – Paul Gill, Zoe Marchment, Emily Corner, and Noémie Bouhana, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2FLH5n0
Friday March 2:
Terror, Online and Off: Recent Trends in Islamic State Propaganda Operations – Charlie Winter and Haroro J. Ingram, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2CS749t
The Portuguese foreign fighters phenomenon: a preliminary assessment – Maria do Céu Pinto Arena, Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2oC4H66

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #121"

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For prior parts see: #120, #119, #118, #117, #116, #115, #114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103, #102, #101, #100, #99, #98, #97, #96, #95, #94, #93, #92, #91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #55, #54, #53, #52, #51, #50, #49, #48, #47, #46, #45, #44, #43, #42, #41, #40, #39, #38, #37, #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.
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