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COMMENTARY

Al Qaeda Is Far from Defeated — Apr 29, 2012

As the administration looks eastward—a strategy that incorporates China's rise—underestimating al Qaeda would be a dangerous mistake, writes Seth G. Jones.

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Terror's 'Invisible Women' — Apr 4, 2012

For their part, a younger generation of female jihadists has come to believe that acts of violence can be just as liberating politically and spiritually for women as for men, writes Karla Cunningham.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Economic Conditions and the Quality of Suicide Terrorism — Jan 1, 2012

The authors discuss the correlation between economic conditions, the characteristics of suicide terrorists, and the targets they attack.

COMMENTARY

Awlaki's Death Hits al-Qaeda's Social Media Strategy — Sep 30, 2011

Though Awlaki will be difficult to replace—since he effectively coupled both propaganda and operations—al-Qaeda will continue to plan attacks overseas against Western targets, writes Seth Jones.

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REPORT

Can Individuals' Patterns of Behavior Predict Violent Jihadist Actions? — Jul 27, 2011

An analysis of the pre-attack behaviors of the most significant Jihadist terrorist groups in the UK found that there are certain distinctive behavioral characteristics displayed as a result of planning, preparing, and implementing an act of terrorism, but more research will be needed to identify "signal indicators."

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What Al Qaeda Is Thinking Now: Defanged, but Desperate to Show They're Still in the Fight — May 4, 2011

There may be some spontaneous acts by individuals enraged by Bin Laden's death who are inspired to follow him into martyrdom. But these are the spasms of reaction, not planned retaliatory operations, and will not demonstrate that Al Qaeda can survive Bin Laden, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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Why Terrorists Attack Airports — Jan 25, 2011

Attacks on airports give terrorists the symbolic value they seek and guarantee the attention of the international news media, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Economic Conditions and the Quality of Suicide Terrorism — Sep 30, 2010

This paper adds to the debate on the relation between economic conditions and terrorism bystudying the intensive rather than the extensive margin of terrorism.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Counter-suicide-terrorism: Evidence from House Demolitions — Dec 31, 2009

This paper attempts to fill this gap by linking novel micro-level data on house demolitions(a policy used by the Israeli Defense Forces [IDF] to combat and deter terrorism) and suicideattacks, empirically documenting the effects of house demolitions on future suicide attacks

NEWS RELEASE

RAND Study Provides Framework for Passenger-Rail Systems to Cost-Effectively Protect Riders from Terrorist Attacks — Dec 11, 2007

U.S. communities depend on reliable, safe, and secure rail systems, but such systems are vulnerable to terrorist attack. A framework developed for rail security planners and policymakers can help guide cost-effective plans to secure their rail systems from attacks.