Violence-producing cynamics of fragile states: how state fragility in Iraq contributed to the emergence of Islamic State

In the post-Cold War era, “Jihadi-Salafi Groups” (JSGs) have emerged as significant “violence-making” organizations. Almost all JSGs have emerged in highly fragile states. The literature on the state fragility-terrorism nexus, by focusing exclusively on whether state fragility is a cause of terroris...

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Main Author: Ibrahimi, Said Yaqub (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2020, Volume: 32, Issue: 6, Pages: 1245-1267
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Keywords:
International Relations
International security
Iraq
Islamic State
Islamism
state fragility
Violence