Leadership matters: the effects of targeted killings on militant group tactics

Targeted killings have become a central component of counterterrorism strategy. In response to the unprecedented prevalence of this strategy around the world, numerous empirical studies have recently examined whether “decapitating” militant groups with targeted killings is strategically effective. T...

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1. VerfasserIn: Abrahms, Max (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Mierau, Jochen
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
In: Terrorism and political violence
Jahr: 2017, Band: 29, Heft: 5, Seiten: 830-851
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