What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state
legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching–lethal, extralegal group violence to punish …

In the 20th century, international security studies have focused on the behaviour of states in
the international system and on the conflicts between states. What security studies have …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how intelligent terrorist financiers avoid
detection when acquiring and subsequently transferring financial assets to finance terrorism …

What shapes the types of services terrorist and insurgent groups provide? Research on
these organizations provides mounting evidence that understanding the nonviolent …

This thesis set out to research why ISIS combatants use sexual violence when they target
the Yazidi community in particular. The aims have been to provide an understanding of why …

In this paper, four elements of statehood will be used to assess the Islamic State's (IS's) June
2014 claim of sovereignty, thereby raising important questions over its classification as a …

Propaganda is a constant feature of political actors' behaviors, and yet patterns in those
behaviors remain poorly understood. Classifying these political actors based on both their …

Since the appearance of the so-called Islamic State, the world is encountering a terrorist
organization with an outreach and operational model never before witnessed. With its …

Departing from the position of critical realism, a comprehensive analysis of social ontology,
and a close examination of existing research, the first part of the dissertation brings forward …

Petroleum wealth is the lifeblood of Iraq, with the potential to promote prosperity, or become
a curse that destabilizes the country and interrupts its economic and political development …