CFP: Perspectives on Terrorism

Please see the following web page for information on submitting articles to the journal Perspectives on Terrorism. http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions I’ve taken on a new role as Associate Editor of this journal. If you have something you’d like to submit for consideration, please let me know.

Terrorism in Africa

Here is a link to the recent special issue of the journal Perspectives on Terrorism, which addresses Terrorism in Africa. http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot CONTENTS Terrorism and Political Violence in Africa: Contemporary Trends in a Shifting Terrain James J.F. Forest, Jennifer Giroux Terrorism in Liberation Struggles: Interrogating the Engagement Tactics of the Movement Continue Reading

Article on State Weakness

Just published a piece in the Netherlands-based NATO journal Atlantic Perspective. Here’s a link to the issue: http://www.atlcom.nl/upload/AP_2011_nr__6.pdf Ungoverned Territories: Engaging local nongovernmental entities in U.S. security strategy State weakness has become a prime concern for U.S. national security, and so-called ‘ungoverned territories’ are central to this concern. However, we Continue Reading

Attack in Norway

Analysis from STRATFOR on the attack in Norway: ” . . . the lone wolf operational model presents a number of challenges for law enforcement, intelligence and security officers. The primary challenge is that, by definition, lone wolves are solitary actors and it can be very difficult to determine their Continue Reading