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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Islamic extremism"”.
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Radical Islam in Afghanistan: The Case of Al Qaeda
… to target, defeat, and eliminate al Qaeda, the Islamic extremist group continues to operate in the region. Al Qaeda's radical brand of Islam continues to attract new recruits and supporters. Additionally, it operates as a force multiplier in the Afghan insurgency against the American-led …
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Fighting Extremism: Strategies Used to Combat Extremism and Radicalization
… which currently exist and replace them with Islamic governments based on the rule of the Shariah (the first book of the Quran which strongly regulates all aspects of life). (Swanson, Territo, & Taylor, 2007, p. 87-89). The purpose of this thesis is to conduct a qualitative analysis of the …
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After Bin Laden: An Alternative Futures Analysis for Al-Qaida, Uncertainty in the Arab World, and U.S. Counterterrorism Policy
… and unstable environment in the Arab region. Islamic extremism and terrorist threats pose a serious challenge to emerging Arab governments, U.S. national security, and American interests abroad, and create additional difficulties for U.S. counterterrorism policy. Increasing instability in the …
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Framing Terrorism: Implications for Public Opinion, Civil Liberties, and Counterterrorism Policies
… men motivated by the teachings of far-right extremism or American-born, men of Middle Eastern descent motivated by the teachings of Islamic extremism. Respondents were asked to evaluate two counterterrorism policies, one that required ceding the civil liberties of the public at large, and the …
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U.S. Relationships with Iran, Israel, and Pakistan: A Realist Explanation
… the Cold War into the contemporary age of Islamic extremism. It demonstrates how the international relations theory of realism is most applicable to these relations when compared to the four competing theories of neorealism, liberalism, neoliberal institutionalism, and constructivism. Each …
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Policing and the Likelihood of Terrorism: A Community Structural Approach to an Uncertain Relationship
… movements (e.g., far-right, environmental, Islamic extremism). Drawing from prominent sociological and criminological theories (i.e., Environmental perspectives, Social Disorganization, Conflict/Marxist) the current study addresses several key gaps in prior literature by utilizing data from …
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Understanding Boko Haram
… commonly viewed. The first focuses on ideas of Islamic extremism and religious violence, explaining the insurgency as an outgrowth of an ideology. The second uses theories of relative deprivation and frustration-aggression to find motivation in the harsh socioeconomic reality faced by the …
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How does the US utilize Islamophobia in Counterterrorism Policy
… fear that the US places on terrorism focuses on Islamic extremism in particular and can be considered to be unjust. This leads to the understanding that the US takes part in Islamophobia because of its continuation of an unjust fear towards Islam. Islamophobia is an idea that has primarily been …
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Recruiting for the Cause(s): Extremist Propaganda and Radicalization Discourse
… research about this remains hyper-focused on Islamic extremism, leaving many other groups and ideologies underexplored. Therefore, I ask to what extent does propaganda from non-Islamist extremist groups follow similar discursive patterns and convey similar ideologies to that in Islamist …
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A comparative assessment of the socio-economic dimension of Niger delta militancy and Boko Haram insurgency: towards the security-development nexus in Nigeria
… the historical and ideological resonance of Islamic extremism of Boko Haram, across the entire northern region, strongly reinforces this view. The study further demonstrates how the protracted insurgencies, among other agitations in the country continue to inhibit Nigeria’s overall …
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The Taliban the Second Time Around: The Evolution of Taliban Strategy and Tactics and Future Scenarios For Afghanistan
… of most of Afghanistan and established an Islamic government that enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia law. The Taliban provided sanctuary to al Qaeda before and after the 9/11 attacks on the United States. A coalition of forces led by the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and removed the …