contribution in Iraq, and relative share of Muslim population. We find that any major changes in aid allocation related to the GWOT … strategic allies in the GWOT, perhaps at the expense of anti-poverty programs. In this paper we assess changes in country … the GWOT, including the presence of foreign terrorist groups, sharing a border with a state sponsor of terrorism, troop …

transnational terrorism. What conditions motivate these terrorist activities? Are there specific characteristics in the terrorists … home countries that provide a breeding ground for anti-US terrorism? In particular, we ask whether oppressive and bad … oppressiveness and US closeness are important determinants of anti-US terrorism. Furthermore, both effects do not seem completely …

invasion of Iraq …

effect on IS recruitment, by increasing potential terrorists’ capacity for joining IS in Syria and Iraq. Unlike previous … empirical research on welfare and terrorism, we find considerable evidence that countries that have more social welfare spending …