RT Article
T1 Hit the core or weaken the periphery?: Comparing strategies to break the circle of violence with an embryonic terrorist group : the case of Galician Resistance
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 30
IS 3
SP 475
OP 502
A1 Buesa Blanco, Miguel 1951-
A1 Baumert, Thomas 1976-
A2 Baumert, Thomas 1976-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1870541413
AB This article studies whether the action-reaction model holds on an “embryonic” terrorist group like Galician Resistance (REGA). After presenting an overview of REGA’s history, structure, financing, terrorist campaigns, and the police measures adopted against them, the text empirically contrasts whether deterrence is an efficient measure in reducing an incipient terrorist group’s actions. Our results show that deterrence does in fact reduce the number of attacks when aimed at the group’s periphery. However, it causes a backlash of new attacks when aimed at the group’s core. In addition, we prove that an increase in the number of attacks also causes a reaction by police forces and a higher number of detentions of core members. Our results give some meaningful insights into the design of counter-terrorism strategies aimed against “embryonic” groups.
NO Gesehen am 17.11.2023
NO Published online: 21 Jun 2016
K1 Conflict Management
K1 Counterterrorism
K1 Deterrence
K1 National security
DO 10.1080/09546553.2016.1182910