The emergence of new hybrid (state and nonstate) transnational criminal/terrorist franchises
in Latin America operating under broad state protection now pose a tier-one security threat …

While geography is not the only factor to shape human behavior, its influence on terrorists'
motivations, behaviors, options, and activities is a primary consideration in understanding …

The 9/11 attacks demonstrated the strategic importance of terrorist sanctuaries. Aside from
sanctuaries provided by host-states, ungoverned areas around the world are exploited by …

Crime, Violence, and Global Warming introduces the many connections between climate
change and criminal activity. Conflict over natural resources can escalate to state and non …

We argue that the spatialization of violence in the counterterrorism operations of the War on
Terror provides insight for understanding how these operations are legitimized and how they …

The notion of conflict prevention (CP) has a general appeal to most scholars within conflict
research. It implies that we might be able to avoid destructive conflicts through external …

The world is arguably experiencing a resurgence of state-sponsored terrorism. Meanwhile,
the crime-terror nexus is seen as a continued threat to global security and stability. However …

Developing ideas established in the successful first edition, this new version of America's
War on Terror updates and expands the original collection of essays, allowing the reader to …

This article examines the structural and spatial organization of violent extremist
organizations (VEOs) across the Sahara. Building on the Armed Conflict Location and Event …

In recent years, the group has relied primarily on kidnappings for ransom to finance its
activities and is estimated by US and European officials to have an annual budget of about …