A growing body of research has studied how autocratic regimes interfere with internet
communication to contain challenges to their rule. In this review article, we survey the …

Cooperation among militant organizations contributes to capability but also presents security
risks. This is particularly the case when organizations face substantial repression from the …

Secession and the Sovereignty Game offers a comprehensive strategic theory for how
secessionist movements attempt to win independence. Combining original data analysis …

A large literature has argued that domestic competition increases a militant organization's
use and severity of terrorism to differentiate their “brand” and “outbid” other organizations …

How do secessionist movements formulate strategy and choose tactics? Secessionism takes
place on a strategic playing field that shapes tactical behavior, driving some movements to …

This article examines the factions, leadership, and internal organization of Boko Haram, the
terrorist group which has operated to devastating effect in parts of northern Nigeria, Niger …

Tactical repertoires of mobilization and repression play an essential role in understanding
dynamics of political violence, yet existing quantitative approaches focus primarily on …

Terrorism has wreaked havoc on today's society and people. The discovery of the regularity
of terrorist attacks is of great significance to the global counterterrorism strategy. In this study …

Why do insurgents resort to kidnapping in civil war? What explains variation in the selection
and intensity of the tactic over time and space? Despite an increase in the use of kidnapping …

This paper distinguishes a terrorist group's survivability from its success. Terrorist groups
succeed if they join the political process or achieve some of their goals. Based on a sample …