Instrumentally, militant groups should seek to maximize their power against governments by
forming alliances. However, studies in bargaining theory predict that alliances between …

Cooperation among militant organizations contributes to capability but also presents security
risks. This is particularly the case when organizations face substantial repression from the …

Terrorist groups with a shared enemy or ideology have ample reason to work together, even
if they are primarily pursuing different causes. Although partnering with another terrorist …

Kidnapping is a common tactic used by insurgent groups. However, why insurgents commit
kidnappings remains insufficiently understood. Based on 1,386 group-year observations of …

Why do some terrorist groups cooperate with criminal organizations? This behavior is
puzzling because there are reputational reasons for each of these kinds of groups to avoid …

Terrorist group rivalries and alliances have important consequences, but the sources of
these relationships are debated. This article offers a side-by-side examination of correlates …

Human security is threatened by terrorism in the 21st century. A rapidly growing field of study
aims to understand terrorist attack patterns for counter-terrorism policies. Existing research …

Suicide bomb attacks are a high priority concern nowadays for every country in the world.
They are a massively destructive criminal activity known as terrorism where one explodes a …

In this paper we provide a presentation of the most popular metrics and systematically apply
them to seven terrorist networks studied in the literature and to three new ISIS-affiliated …

Suicide terrorism is one of the deadliest terrorist strategies adopted by various terrorist
groups around the world, but the 9/11 terrorist attacks have made suicide terrorism a popular …