Volume VIII 2014
Perspectives on Terrorism
Articles
Perspectives on Counterterrorism: From Stovepipes to a Comprehensive Approach
by Ronald Crelinsten
Analysing Terrorism from a Systems Thinking Perspective
by Lukas Schoenenberger, Andrea Schenker-Wicki and Mathias Beck
Evidence-Based Counterterrorism or Flying Blind? How to Understand and Achieve What Works
by Rebecca Freese
Research Notes
Boko Haram’s International Reach
by Ely Karmon
Resources
Bibliography: Non-English Academic Dissertations on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
by Eric Price
Bibliography: Terrorism Research Literature (Part 1)
by Judith Tinnes
Book Reviews
“Counterterrorism Bookshelf” – 23 Books on Terrorism & Counter-terrorism Related
Subjects
by Joshua Sinai
Op-Ed
A Primer to the Sunni-Shia Conflict
by Philipp Holtmann
News from TRI’s Country Networks of PhD Thesis Writers
Full issue
Welcome from the Editors
Articles
Survival of the Fittest: Why Terrorist Groups Endure
by Joseph K. Young and Laura Dugan
Hezbollah’s Man in Egypt
by Matthew Levitt
Defining and Distinguishing Secular and Religious Terrorism
by Heather S. Gregg
Locating Cyberterrorism:
How Terrorism Researchers Use and View the Cyber Lexicon
by Lee Jarvis and Stuart Macdonald
Resources
Bibliography: Muslim Brotherhood (Part 1)
Compiled and selected by Judith Tinnes
Bibliography: (Countering) Violent Extremism and Terrorism
Compiled and selected by Eric Price
Book Reviews
“Counterterrorism Bookshelf” – 27 Books on Terrorism & Counterterrorism Related
Subjects
by Joshua Sinai
Full issue
Welcome from the Editors
Articles
Deterring Terrorism: a New Strategy
by Max Abrahms
Should we be Scared of all Salafists in Europe? A Dutch Case Study
by Ineke Roex
Securing the Sulu-Sulawesi Seas from Maritime Terrorism: a Troublesome Cooperation?
by Senia Febrica
Research Note
Bangladesh: an Emerging Centre for Terrorism in Asia
by Sajjan M. Gohel
Resources
Bibliography: Arab Spring (Part 2)
Compiled and selected by Judith Tinnes
Book Reviews
“Counterterrorism Bookshelf” – Eight Books on Terrorism & Counter-terrorism Related
Subjects
by Joshua Sinai
Op-Ed
Terrorism and Jihad: Differences and Similarities
by Philipp Holtmann
News
News from the Country Coordinators of TRI’s Network of PhD Theses Writers
by Alex P. Schmid
Articles
Alliance Hubs: Focal Points in the International Terrorist Landscape
by Tricia Bacon
An Exploratory Study on the Impact of Electoral Participation upon a Terrorist Group’s
Use of Violence in a Given Year
by Stephen McGrath and Paul Gill
Terrorist Networks’ Productivity and Durability: A Comparative Multi-level Analysis
by Arie Perliger
Research Notes
The Importance of Financing in Enabling and Sustaining the Conflict in Syria (and
Beyond)
by Tom Keatinge
Special Research Notes Section: Bart Schuurman, Guest Editor
Using Primary Sources for Terrorism Research: Introducing Four Case Studies
by Bart Schuurman
A History of the Hofstadgroup
by Bart Schuurman, Quirine Eijkman and Edwin Bakker
The German Sauerland Cell Reconsidered
by Quirine Eijkman
Operation Pendennis: A Case Study of an Australian Terrorist Plot
by Bart Schuurman, Shandon Harris-Hogan, Andrew Zammit and Pete Lentini
Who Are They and Why Do They Go? The Radicalisation and Preparatory Processes of Dutch Jihadist Foreign Fighters
by Daan Weggemans, Edwin Bakker and Peter Grol
Resources
Bibliography on Islamist Narratives and Western Counter-Narratives (Part 1)
Compiled and selected by Judith Tinnes
Bibliography on State Sponsored Terrorism and Assassinations Abroad; with Special
Emphasis on the Assassination of 28 July 1914 that Triggered World War I
Selected and compiled by Eric Price
Book Reviews
John Horgan, The Psychology of Terrorism [Revised and updated second edition]. New
York, NY: Routledge: 2014. 184 pages, US$170.00 [Hardcover], ISBN: 978-0-415-69800-9;
US$42.95 [Paperback], ISBN: 978-0-415-69802-3.
Reviewed by Jeff Victoroff
Andrew Silke (Ed.), Prisons, Terrorism and Extremism: Critical Issues in Management,
Radicalisation and Reform. New York, NY: Routledge, 2014. 312 pages, US$ 150 .00
[Hardcover], US$ 45.95 [Paperback], ISBN-13: 978-0415810371.
Reviewed by Jacqueline Bates-Gaston
“Counterterrorism Bookshelf”: 47 Books on Terrorism & Counter-terrorism Related Subjects
by Joshua Sinai
News
News from the National and Regional Networks of Ph.D Thesis Writers
Full issue
Welcome from Editor
Articles
Say Terrorist, Think Insurgent: Labeling and Analyzing Contemporary Terrorist Actors
by Assaf Moghadam, Ronit Berger, and Polina Beliakova
News and Entertainment Media: Government’s Big Helpers in the Selling of
Counterterrorism
by Yaeli Bloch-Elkon and Brigitte L. Nacos
Making ‘Noise’ Online: An Analysis of the Say No to Terror Online Campaign
by Anne Aly, Dana Weimann-Saks, and Gabriel Weimann
Research Note
The Foreign Fighters’ Threat: What History Can (not) Tell Us
by Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn
Book Reviews
Fernando Reinares: ¡Matadlos!/ Quién estuvo detrás del 11-M y por qué se atentó en
España [“Kill Them! Who was Behind 3/11 and Why Spain was Targeted.”]
Reviewed by Ely Karmon
Morten Storm with Paul Cruickshank & Tim Lister, Agent Storm: My Life Inside Al Qaeda
and the CIA
Reviewed by Joshua Sinai
“Counterterrorism Bookshelf”: 17 Books on Terrorism & Counter-terrorism Related Subjects
by Joshua Sinai
Bibliographies
Bibliography: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Part 1)
Compiled and selected by Judith Tinnes
Bibliography: Domestic State (or Regime) Terrorism and Repression
Compiled and selected by Eric Price
Op-Ed
The IS-Caliphate: What Should Be Done to Prevent it from Spinning out of Control?
by Philipp Holtmann
Announcement
Full issue
Welcome from the Editor
Articles
The Modus Operandi of Jihadi Terrorists in Europe
by Petter Nesser and Anne Stenersen
The Taliban and Twitter: Tactical Reporting and Strategic Messaging
by Vincent Bernatis
Has Adam Gadahn Forsaken the Lawful Jihad for Anti-Americanism? A Case Study of
Ideological Contradictions
by Paul Kamolnick
Resources
Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria and Neighbouring Countries: A Chronology of Attacks
by Ioannis Mantzikos
Bibliography: Terrorism and the Media (including the Internet) (Part 2)
by Judith Tinnes
Counterterrorism Bookshelf: 22 Books on Terrorism & Counter-terrorism Related
Subjects
by Joshua Sinai
Bibliography on Single Issue Terrorism
by Eric Price
Editorial Notes
TRI Award for Best PhD Thesis 2014: Call for Submissions
Call for External Peer Reviewers