ISIS: A History
Publisher’s description The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for[…]
Category: Groups
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Contesting the EU in times of crisis: The Front National and politics of Euroscepticism in France
Journal abstract This article examines the performance and party system diffusion of Euroscepticism of the French Front National (FN) during recent European crises. The article argues that Europe’s successive crises[…]
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Why They Join: Pathways into Indonesian Jihadist Organizations
Journal abstract Why do Indonesian Muslims join Islamist extremist groups? This article explores four pathways to entry into Indonesian militant groups: study sessions, local conflict, kinship, and schools. It argues[…]
Al-Qaeda’s Revenge: The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings
Publisher’s description In Al-Qaeda’s Revenge: The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings, Fernando Reinares tells the story of “3/11” – the March 11, 2004, bombings of commuter trains in Madrid, which killed[…]
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The Rise and Fall of the English Defence League: Self-Governance, Marginal Members and the Far Right
Journal abstract What determines the success or failure of far-right organisations? This article uses new qualitative data to explain the sudden rise and subsequent decline of the English Defence League,[…]
From the Islamic State of Algeria to the Economic Caliphate of the Sahel: The Transformation of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Journal abstract Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) appeared on the Algerian landscape in 2007 after the merger between Al Qaeda and the GSPC, with the objective of expanding[…]
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The Boko Haram Reader: From Nigerian Preachers to the Islamic State
Publisher’s description Since it erupted onto the world stage in 2009, people have asked, what is Boko Haram, and what does it stand for? Is there a coherent vision or[…]
The Taliban Reader: War, Islam and Politics
Publisher’s description Who are the Taliban? Are they a militant movement? Are they religious scholars? The fact that these and other questions are still raised is testimony to the way[…]
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“Among the Believers Are Men”: How the Islamic State Uses Early-Islamic Traditions to Shape Its Martyr Biographies
Publisher’s description This article examines how the Islamic State has framed its extraordinary losses of manpower by analyzing the role of early-Islamic traditions in the martyr biographies included in its[…]
Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances
Publisher’s description Terrorist groups with a shared enemy or ideology have ample reason to work together, even if they are primarily pursuing different causes. Although partnering with another terrorist organization[…]
Terrorism and tourism in the Caribbean: a regional analysis22 February, 2019
Promoting Extreme Violence: Visual and Narrative Analysis of Select Ultraviolent Terror Propaganda Videos Produced by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2015 and 201620 February, 2019
Exploring the “Demand Side” of Online Radicalization: Evidence from the Canadian Context18 February, 2019- Confronting Apocalyptic Terrorism: Lessons from France and Japan15 February, 2019