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Terrorism and Policy: Introduction
Sandier, Todd - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 54 (2010) 2, pp. 203-213
analytical tools to enlighten policy makers in the practice of counterterrorism in the post-9/1 I era. In particular, the article …
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Too Much of a Good Thing?
Rosendorff, B. Peter; Sandler, Todd - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 48 (2004) 5, pp. 657-671
In a two-player proactive response game the level of proactive activity and the choice of terrorist target is endogenized. The targeted government first chooses its measures to weaken the terrorists, and the terrorists then choose the type of event—normal or spectacular. Unlike previous...
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US foreign aid, interstate rivalry, and incentives for counterterrorism cooperation
Boutton, Andrew - In: Journal of Peace Research 51 (2014) 6, pp. 741-754
offers an explanation for why a strategy of foreign aid-for-counterterrorism can be successful in some contexts, but … than to undertake counterterrorism. These states thus have an incentive not to disarm terrorist groups, but rather to play …
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Covert or Convenient? Evolution of Terror Attack Networks
Helfstein, Scott; Wright, Dominick - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 55 (2011) 5, pp. 785-813
The concept of networks has become synonymous with terrorism in recent years. Despite the abundance of material engaging the concept of terrorist networks, there is a paucity of research that applies analytic network methods to the empirical study of observed data. This article fills that void...
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DISCUSSING CONCEPTS OF TERRORIST RATIONALITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY
Um, Eric van - In: Defence and Peace Economics 22 (2011) 2, pp. 161-179
appropriateness of specific counterterrorism measures for the concepts of rationality and motivations identified. …
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Effective Counterterrorism: What Have We Learned so Far?
Um, Eric van; Pisoiu, Daniela - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
adequate evaluations as to its actual success. This paper offers an overview of the counterterrorism effectiveness literature … of causality and proposes a working definition of counterterrorism effectiveness. We find that a main focus of the … mainstream approach in this field. The article uses econometric methods to determine the impact-effectiveness of counter-terrorism …
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The many faces of counterterrorism: an introduction
Sandler, Todd - In: Public Choice 149 (2011) 3, pp. 225-234
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Counterterror intelligence operations and terror attacks
Feinstein, Jonathan; Kaplan, Edward - In: Public Choice 149 (2011) 3, pp. 281-295
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Selection, Availability, and Opportunity: The Conditional Effect of Poverty on Terrorist Group Participation
Kavanagh, Jennifer - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 55 (2011) 1, pp. 106-132
Poverty is often identified as a determinant of terrorist group participation, but existing research reveals mixed support for this relationship. Some studies find that macroeconomic decline is associated with increased production of terrorists, but micro-level research suggests terrorists have...
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Optimal counterterrorism and the recruitment effect of large terrorist attacks: A simple dynamic model
Jensen, Thomas - In: Journal of Theoretical Politics 23 (2011) 1, pp. 69-86
optimal counterterrorism and its consequences when large terrorist attacks lead to a temporary increase in terrorist … recruitment. First, we show that an increase in counterterrorism makes it more likely that terrorist cells plan small rather than … large attacks and therefore may increase the probability of a successful attack. Analyzing optimal counterterrorism we see …
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