To Be Experienced or Not? Unpacking the Relationship between Leader Tenure and Counterinsurgency Efforts

Although countering insurgencies through violence is common yet costly, we occasionally observe governments take this cost by adopting non-violent strategies. Hence, under what circumstances do leaders choose non-violent or violent ones in tackling with insurgencies? We empirically investigate how l...

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1. VerfasserIn: Duveroglu, Buse (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Tokdemir, Efe
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Terrorism and political violence
Jahr: 2025, Band: 37, Heft: 3, Seiten: 386-408
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Leadership
insurgent groups
Decision-making
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