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This report provides a comprehensive framework for establishing rehabilitation and reintegration centers for returning foreign terrorist fighters and their family members. It outlines the guiding principles, operational strategies, and programmatic approaches necessary to reintegrate individuals who were involved in extremist networks, ensuring bot...

he Handbook is organised into five major parts, each dealing with a different stage of terrorism prevention / preparedness. Copese +2 ICCT +2 Part I: Lessons for Terrorism Prevention from Literature in Related Fields Looks at what the fields of crime prevention, conflict prevention, insurgency studies, etc., can teach us about terrorism ...

The book examines Christian-Muslim relations in Egypt, emphasizing both political and social dimensions. Hansen situates religious dialogue within broader societal and institutional contexts, analyzing how religious groups interact and respond to social and political challenges. Key aspects include: Christian Minority in Egypt Egypt has th...

Scope: The article examines Sri Lanka’s post-civil war rehabilitation initiatives, focusing on reintegration of former LTTE combatants. Key Topics: Counterterrorism and counterinsurgency strategies Psychological, social, and economic reintegration of ex-combatants Governmental and military-led rehabilitation programs Balancing secu...

The book examines terrorism trends in Sub-Saharan Africa, including both domestic insurgent groups and transnational terrorist networks. Kotze analyzes security responses, counter-terrorism strategies, and government initiatives across multiple African nations. Provides case studies and country-level assessments, highlighting lessons learned ...

Johnstone examines the plea of necessity as a potential justification or excuse for states’ use of force in cases where strict adherence to international law would result in grave harm — especially in humanitarian intervention and counter-terrorism contexts. Key arguments include: The doctrine of necessity my serve as a limited “safety valv...

This edited volume examines the legacy and contemporary relevance of Nostra Aetate (1965) — the Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions from the Second Vatican Council. It seeks to show how this transformative Catholic document reshaped the Church’s approach to Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, and how it...

McCulloch’s article explores how the role of the state is transforming under conditions of globalisation and heightened security concerns, moving from a welfare-state model towards what she terms a “warfare state.” It links the logic of counter-terrorism with broader shifts in human security governance, surveillance, policing, and the shrinki...

This article analyses the tension between freedom of expression and counter-terrorism laws in the United Kingdom, focusing on online communication and publication under the Terrorism Act 2006. Key arguments and focus areas: The UK Terrorism Act 2006 introduced offences related to indirect encouragement or glorification of terrorism — provis...

This book presents a systematic economic-analysis approach to terrorism and counter-terrorism. Key features include: A historical overview of terrorism: origins, objectives, major organizations. SpringerLink +1 Trends and patterns in terrorism over time. catalog.k8s.libraries.psu.edu Financing, costs and consequences of terrorism; eco...

This volume expands on the Just Peacemaking paradigm, originally rooted in Christian ethics, by integrating Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives to develop a shared interfaith framework for peace and nonviolent conflict transformation. Key aspects include: Reinterpretation of Just War theory through interreligious dialogue — moving fr...

The history of terrorism in the United Kingdom encompasses several key events and legislative responses. The earliest notable incident was the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in which conspirators attempted to assassinate King James I. Over subsequent centuries, the UK faced various challenges from Irish republican campaigns, emerging from the mid-16th cen...

Focuses on rational speculative theology (kalam) in early Islam, particularly the Mu'tazila school founded in Basra in the early 8th century. The Mu'tazila emphasized that the basic truths of theology—such as God’s existence, attributes, and justice—can be established entirely through reason before scriptural proof. Scripture ...

This article proposes a structured protocol based on a nonlinear algorithm to prevent cyber-enabled nuclear terrorism in nuclear power plants (NPPs). The authors analyze potential threat vectors in NPP instrumentation and control (I&C) systems and model malicious actions via nonlinear dynamic systems, enabling detection and mitigation strategie...

In this article, Brill and Bernhard argue that while radiological terrorism—such as “dirty bomb” attacks—remains a preventable threat, existing international control mechanisms are insufficiently robust or universally enforced. They examine gaps in the governance of radioactive sources, call for stronger binding measures, and emphasize the ...

This article investigates whether United Nations peacekeeping deployments not only reduce battlefield violence during civil wars, but also encourage warring parties to negotiate rather than continue fighting. Drawing on monthly disaggregated data from African conflicts between 1989 and 2009, the authors find that large UN troop presences alone do n...

This article examines how far-right extremist discourse manifests, evolves, and circulates across digital media environments and proposes an interdisciplinary methodological framework to better analyze and prevent terrorism. Combining computational linguistics, communication theory, and social science perspectives, the authors highlight the role of...

This article critically examines how gender is framed within international and national policy documents aimed at preventing terrorism and violent extremism. The authors analyze a broad range of policy texts (such as United Nations strategies, EU action plans, and national counter-extremism policies) to identify assumptions, expectations, and gende...

This article provides a comprehensive review of scholarly literature on preventing violent extremism (PVE), synthesizing evidence from academic studies, policy reports, and practitioner-focused analyses. The authors categorize existing approaches, including community-based interventions, educational programs, deradicalization initiatives, and onlin...

In this article, Herrington explores the phenomenon of suicide terrorism in Europe by proposing that a significant share of lone‑actor jihadist terrorists share a background of chronic substance abuse, and that Islamic fundamentalism can function structurally as a “substitute program” or agent of socialization for these individuals. He hypoth...

In this article, Pokalova examines the Wagner Group’s operations in Africa—particularly in Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan, and Mali—and argues that Wagner functions not just as a private military company (PMC) but as a quasi‑state actor advancing Russia’s geopolitical interests. She demonstrates how Wagner provides a broad ser...

This article reconstructs the planning, execution, and aftermath of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, employing a repository of over 5,000 primary texts and digital artifacts and applying symbolic interactionism and levels‑of‑analysis theory to show how the event was orchestrated as a military‑style campaign combini...

This article maps the online ecology of Syrian jihadi groups—especially Islamic State, Hay’at Tahrir al‑Sham, and Ahrar al-Sham—by analyzing how Twitter disruption affected their presence over time (2017–2018) and by examining where these groups link their audiences, revealing their preferred “other” platforms. The authors find that w...

This book examines the evolving practices of war and terrorism reporting in the context of digital media, focusing on the BBC’s adaptation to blogging, online sources, and immediate news publication. Daniel Bennett draws on interviews with over 100 BBC staff to explore how journalists negotiate traditional values such as impartiality and accuracy...

This book examines the intersection of terrorism and digital technologies, focusing on how terrorists engage with the Internet and cyberspace to organize, communicate, and propagate ideological content. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the authors integrate perspectives from computer science, engineering, social psychology, law, politics, and in...

This book explores the contemporary landscape of terrorism, sabotage, and subversion, emphasizing their implications for homeland security and national defense. Tucker examines the evolving nature of asymmetric threats, highlighting how modern terrorists, insurgents, and subversive actors challenge conventional security frameworks. Through theoreti...

This book explores how scientific knowledge and technological innovation intersect with modern warfare and terrorism, tracing the trajectory from laboratory research to practical application in conflict and terrorist operations. Richardson examines how natural sciences, engineering, information systems, environmental studies, and even social scienc...

This book explores the intersection and potential synergies between Terrorism Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies, assessing whether the two fields can inform each other on shared issues of theoretical and practical importance. It addresses key themes including the conceptualization of peace and violence, the exceptionalization of terrorist acts...

This book is a unique blend of autobiography and scholarly reflection, chronicling Ivan Molloy’s personal and professional journey through war, terrorism, and political and social conflict, while examining the devastating psychological effects on his family and himself. Molloy recounts his experiences working with Muslim terrorist and revolutiona...

This early foundational work by Brian Michael Jenkins examines the rise of international terrorism as an emerging form of political conflict within the Cold War era, arguing that terrorism represents a new mode of confrontation in which non-state groups leverage publicity, fear, and symbolic violence rather than conventional military power. Jenkins...

This book investigates the effectiveness of nonviolent resistance as a strategic tool in political and social conflicts, providing both theoretical insights and empirical evidence from historical case studies. Chenoweth and Stephan argue that civil resistance campaigns are often more successful than violent uprisings due to higher levels of partici...

This volume explores the multifaceted nature of terrorism and its implications for conflict management, peacebuilding, and economic development. Caruso and Locatelli examine the causes, dynamics, and consequences of terrorist activities, integrating insights from political science, economics, and security studies. The book emphasizes both theoretic...

This article examines how Norwegian teachers interpret, enact, and sometimes resist state-imposed counter-radicalisation policies in schools, highlighting the tension between educational values and security-driven expectations. Through empirical classroom-focused research, the authors show that teachers often feel pressured to balance their traditi...

This edited volume brings together economists, political scientists, and social theorists to build a multidisciplinary understanding of terrorism through a socio-economic lens. It explores how economic incentives, structural inequalities, political dynamics, and institutional weaknesses contribute to the emergence, persistence, and evolution of ter...

This book explores the chronic conflict in Somalia and its transnational implications, analyzing how state failure and the international community’s inability to address the crisis have led to regional and global repercussions. Through a collection of essays by international scholars, the authors examine piracy, the rise of terrorist networks, an...

This book explores the intersection and potential synergies between Terrorism Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies, assessing whether the two fields can inform each other on shared issues of theoretical and practical importance. It addresses key themes including the conceptualization of peace and violence, the exceptionalization of terrorist acts...

This edited volume examines the evolution of transatlantic terrorism policy from the late 1970s to the post-9/11 era, exploring how the United States and Europe have aligned or diverged in their responses to international terrorism. Bringing together multidisciplinary perspectives from history, political science, psychology, law, and security studi...

This article examines the foreign terrorist fighter (FTF) phenomenon through a comparative study of Tunisia and Algeria, assessing why individuals travel abroad for jihadist conflicts and how their return contributes to new recruitment networks. Cragin analyses the ISIS model of external operations—particularly its deliberate recruitment of forei...

This book provides a detailed examination of ten influential empirical studies in international relations, focusing on the interplay of democracy, foreign investment, terrorism, and conflict. Choi carefully analyzes methodological issues such as endogeneity bias, model specification error, fixed effects, residual normality, and estimation technique...

This book examines the historical emergence of radical terrorist groups within Muslim-majority societies from the mid-7th century CE to the modern era, analyzing how extremists have misinterpreted the Qur’an and Prophetic Traditions to justify violence. Recep Doğan provides detailed theological rebuttals to such misappropriations, emphasizing th...

This book provides a comprehensive visual and analytical catalogue of symbols used by 400 armed non-governmental organizations from 90 countries, offering insight into how militant groups craft identity, ideology, and political messaging through flags, badges, emblems, and other symbolic markers. By examining nearly 800 symbols across terrorist gro...

This book offers a detailed area study of the emergence and resurgence of the Taliban in Pakistan, focusing on the evolution of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), its warlords, ideological foundations, tribal dynamics, and operational networks. Through in-depth profiles of figures such as Baitullah Mehsud, Fazlullah, and Mangal Bagh, the author maps ...

This book provides a concise overview of emerging terrorist groups in the Middle East and North Africa, examining their origins, organizational structures, ideological motivations, and regional impact. Stafford presents the historical, political, and social contexts that have facilitated the growth of these groups, highlighting the interplay betwee...

This book provides a concise overview of emerging terrorist groups in the Middle East and North Africa, examining their origins, organizational structures, ideological motivations, and regional impact. Stafford presents the historical, political, and social contexts that have facilitated the growth of these groups, highlighting the interplay betwee...

This new book examines a variety of issues related to terrorism on a global scale, as well as the policies and legal actions surrounding these issues. Topics discussed include an analysis of selected legislative proposals addressing Guantanamo detainees; ocean piracy; terrorism issues in Latin America; enemy combatant detainees and the lack of a co...

This book provides a comprehensive institutional, legislative, and operational overview of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), tracing its evolution from post-9/11 reforms to its role within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It explains how the NCTC integrates intelligence from multiple agencies, produces strategic ...

This book examines the complex legal and procedural challenges that emerged during the United States’ War on Terror, focusing particularly on the detention and trial of alleged enemy combatants. It provides a detailed analysis of Guantanamo Bay detention policies, congressional debates during the 111th Congress on transferring detainees, and the ...

The book provides a detailed examination of growing militant activity in western Pakistan—particularly the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa—and explains how the rise of Islamist militant groups, cross-border insurgency, and expanding Talibanization have shaped the broader regional security landscape. It analyzes...

This book examines how three successive U.S. presidents—Clinton, Bush, and Obama—framed terrorism and implemented conflict resolution strategies in response to threats from al Qaeda and other Islamic extremist groups. Using a frame theory approach, Feste analyzes presidential statements, policies, and strategic choices to identify patterns in c...

This book examines the evolving relationship between terrorism, global risk, and the tourism industry, emphasizing how tourism—now a globally dominant economic sector—has increasingly become a symbolic and economic target for violent actors. Through multi-disciplinary contributions, the volume explores how terrorism shapes traveler perceptions,...