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Terrorists weigh risks to their reputation when deciding which crises to exploit − new research

  • Written by Seden Akcinaroglu, Professor of Political Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Terrorists weigh risks to their reputation when deciding which crises to exploit − new researchTerrorists tend not to exploit humanitarian disasters, such as the 2004 tsunami that caused devastation across Thailand and Indonesia.AP Photo/Karim Khamzin

Terrorist attacks are more common during security and economic crises, but they decrease during humanitarian disasters.

That’s the main finding of our in-depth analysis of global data from...

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