Terrorist attacks often dominate news coverage as reporters seek to provide the public with
information. Yet, not all incidents receive equal attention. Why do some terrorist attacks …

The attribution of cyber attacks is often neglected. The consensus still is that little can be
done to prosecute the perpetrators–and unfortunately, this might be right in many cases …

In recent years, a growing body of empirical research suggests that indiscriminate violence
against civilian targets tends to carry substantial political risks compared to more selective …

Terrorist attacks often dominate news coverage as reporters seek to provide the public with
information. Yet, not all incidents receive equal attention. Why do some terrorist attacks …

Rationalist research expects that groups claim credit for terrorism. Yet, the vast majority of
attacks are not claimed. Of the unclaimed attacks, about half are attributed to a specific …

Why do criminal actors publicly display threatening messages? Studies of organized crime
emphasize that criminal actors rely on clandestine networks of influence. Subtle or coded …

Criminal groups often avoid the limelight, shunning publicity. However, in some instances,
they overtly communicate, such as with banners or signs. This article explains the …

Autocracies are widely assumed to have a counterterrorism advantage because they can
censor media and are insulated from public opinion, thereby depriving terrorists of both their …

How does branding militant groups as “Foreign Terrorist Organizations”(FTOs) affect them?
Beyond its obvious policy importance, this question speaks to debates about …

Most observers cannot help but notice that each of the major armed conflicts that occurred
during the 1990s and the first decade of the present century–Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya …