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Donald Trump and the Terrorism Loop
In my most recent post I discussed several explanations of religious terrorism in international relations scholarship. The list is by no means exhaustive, but it is thorough. Bottom line: Terrorism is more common in the Muslim world for a host of … Continue reading
Posted in Political Science, Uncategorized
Tagged Atheism, foreign policy, Islam, Islamic Terrorism, political science, politics, terrorism
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Causes of Radical Jihadist Terrorism
In international relations the concept of terrorism usually always boils down to Islamic radical terror. Few other categories of terrorists operate internationally; therefore, most of the literature centers on violent Islamic Jihad. So what are the causes? How can we … Continue reading
Posted in Political Science, Uncategorized
Tagged Atheism, Islam, Islamic Terrorism, political science, Religion, terrorism
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Expanded Probability of Falling Victim to Jihadist Terror in the US
My last post laid out data collection and methodology to determine the probability that an American will be injured or killed by an Islamic terrorist. The answer was, based on the most previous seven years of data, you would have … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Islam, Islamic Terrorism, political science, Religion, statistics, terrorism
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Probability of Falling Victim to Jihadist Terror in the US: A Correction and Update
The other day I made a blog post pointing out the extraordinary unlikelihood of a person becoming victim to a Jihadist terrorist attack in the United States. I regret to write that I got the math wrong somewhat. The intuition was … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Islam, political science, Religion, statistics, terrorism
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When Merely Mentioning ISIS is Offensive
About six weeks ago I gave a presentation on ontological insecurity, cognitive dissonance, and prophetic violence carried out by the Islamic State. It was an informal setting; several pizzas adorned a round table, and the audience had as much talking … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Political Science, Uncategorized
Tagged Atheism, Islam, Islamic State, political science, Religion, terrorism
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The Islamic State Blows Up Sand: Time to Pull Out the Jokes
As many of you know, the Islamic State has resorted to destroying ancient architecture in Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Apparently buildings that predate their prophet are offensive. So, in addition to murdering innocent civilians for not following the … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Religion, terrorism
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Google Searches for “ISIS” and “Join ISIS” Compared
The other day I posted about a remarkable surge of people using Google to search for ISIS at a rate that dwarfs the previous 11 years of searches for other terrorist organizations. I discovered this using Google Trends. The visual … Continue reading
The Islamic State and the Obsolescence of Terrorism (SS#16)
When terrorism enters the repertoire of contention, it does so attached to a socially ticking clock. As is often the case, the clock begins its countdown well before newly emerging terror groups begin their bloody campaigns. The Islamic State (IS) … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Islamic State, political science, Science, terrorism
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Will the Islamic State Succeed?
This is a question I’ll be attempting to answer tomorrow. The Islamic State appears to have a lot of small and immediate victories under its belt, thanks to its willingness to use terror as its primary—if not only—weapon. In order … Continue reading
ISIS Shows Christians What True Persecution Is
ISIS is great at making terrible and extremely graphic and overproduced propaganda films. In the latest piece to cross my desk, an ISIS branch in Libya parades 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian men onto a beach in Northern Libya. The orange … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, God, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Religion, terrorism
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