The book begins with a discussion of how shutting down the pipelines of funding is as important as dismantling the terrorist cells themselves. Next, the book covers the various means and methods used by terrorist groups to raise money, and examines how money is transferred globally to finance...

Introduction -- On Terrorism -- Terrorism as a Mode of Warfare -- The Economics of Terrorism -- Competition Between Homogeneous Terrorist Organizations: A General Model -- Al-Qaeda and Daesh: The Rise of the Islamic State -- Conclusion.

This book applies game theory to the phenomenon of terrorism and investigates how the competition for support can influence the attack behavior of terror organizations. In addition, it examines the economics of terrorism. The so-called outbidding theory, which has become increasingly popular...

Mit den engen wirtschaftlichen und finanziellen Verflechtungen mit Staaten, die sich an die Scharia anlehnen, refinanzieren wir Einflussnahme und Terror auch in unserer Gesellschaft. (1) Der radikale Islamismus sieht sich als Todfeind des Westens und seiner Lebensweise. Unglaublich ist es daher,...