Friday Puzzler: Why Take Credit for Shooting a Girl?
By Barbara F. Walter There are two blatant puzzles associated with the shooting of 14 year old Malala…
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Naughty or Nice? The Politics of the FTO List
By Joseph Young For casual observers, the recent dust-up over the delisting of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, or MEK, from…
Implications of Designating the Haqqani Network a “Foreign Terrorist Organization.”
Guest post by C. Christine Fair In September, 2011 Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs…
Thoughts on the Violence in Libya
By Erica Chenoweth “There is absolutely no justification for this type of senseless violence. None.” -Barack Obama, Remarks…
What’s Going on in Mali?
By Erica Chenoweth This post is part of the “Would Someone Please Explain This to Me?” series. Reader JCB asks:…
Weapon of the Weak? Why State Capabilities Have Conflicting Effects on Terrorism
By Joseph Young Although the academic study of terrorism has increased exponentially since 9/11, the conventional wisdom about…
Carrots, Not Sticks
By Erica Chenoweth and Laura Dugan We recently published an article in the American Sociological Review in which we argue…
What’s in a Name? How to Classify Recent Violent Events
By Joseph Young The recent tragic events in Aurora, Colorado and Oak Creek, Wisconsin have sparked national debate over gun…
Extreme Ideas and Extreme Tactics?
By Joseph Young What makes an extremist extreme? It is a conventional wisdom in studies of political violence…
How Likely Is Nuclear Terrorism? Part Two
By Matthew Kocher This is the second post in a two-part series. Part One here. In part one…