PSN: Other Terrorism (Topic)最新文献

Polity or Policy? Explaining Ordinary Muslims’ Support for Suicide Bombing 政策还是政策?解释普通穆斯林对自杀式爆炸的支持

PSN: Other Terrorism (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-08-08 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3015438

C. C. Fair, Parina Patel

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引用次数: 0

ISIS Political Economy: Financing a Terror State ISIS政治经济:资助恐怖主义国家

PSN: Other Terrorism (Topic) Pub Date : 2016-05-18 DOI: 10.1108/JMLC-06-2015-0021

Dimitrios P. Stergiou

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引用次数: 14

Hard Targets: Theory and Evidence on Suicide Attacks 硬目标:自杀式袭击的理论与证据

PSN: Other Terrorism (Topic) Pub Date : 2005-11-01 DOI: 10.3386/W11740

Eli Berman, David Laitin

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引用次数: 6

Know Your Enemy: The Changing Sophistication and Success of Maritime Piracy 了解你的敌人:不断变化的海盗技术和成功

PSN: Other Terrorism (Topic) Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2547555

G. Shambaugh, Alyssa Huberts, Aaron Zlotnick

引用次数: 2