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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Authors: Abrahms, Max (Author) ; Mierau, Jochen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 5, Pages: 830-851
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Drones
leadership decapitation
militant groups
Targeted killing