Sunday May 19:
The evolving Taleban: changes in the insurgency’s DNA – Claudio Franco, Afghanistan Analysts Network: https://bit.ly/1150Nwo
Monday May 20:
Amnesty for Boko Haram: Lessons from the Past – Alex Thurston, African Futures: https://bit.ly/12PF0fl
Hizballah’s Multiplying Qusayr Martyrs – Phillip Smyth, Jihadology: https://bit.ly/1177I8o
Tuesday May 21:
Usama bin Laden Called Yunus Khalis “the Father Sheikh:” Weird But Possibly True – Kevin Bell, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/12rzUFk
Emotions and the Microfoundations of the Arab Uprisings – Wendy Pearlman, Perspectives on Politics: https://bit.ly/118EEDs
A Few Notes on Shi’ism in Syria and the Emergence of a Pro-Asad Shi’i Militia, Liwa’ Abu’l Fadl al-’Abbas – Christopher Anzalone, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/12sODjA
Wednesday May 22:
Hezbollah’s Fallen Soldiers – Phillip Smyth, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/185tzpt
Is Jabhat al-Nosra breaking apart? – Aron Lund, Syria Comment: https://bit.ly/11bQzKF
Insurgent Compensation: Evidence from Iraq – Benjamin W. Bahney, Radha K. Iyengar, Patrick B. Johnston, Danielle F. Jung, Jacob N. Shapiro, and Howard J. Shatz, American Economic Review: bit.ly/10nZmdI
Thursday May 23:
Mali’s Challenges Post-French Intervention – Anouar Boukhars, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/13NNuWE
Morocco’s Stability in the Wake of the Arab Spring – Camille Tawil, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/13NNzJV
The Significance of Taliban Shari`a Courts in Afghanistan – Jami Forbes, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/12ylm77
Friday May 24:
Ishmael as Abraham’s Sacrifice: Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Kathīr on the Intended Victim – Younus Y. Mirza, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations: https://bit.ly/170kEGe
Fear Factor: In defense of Obama’s deadly signature strikes – Philip Mudd, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/126QQWO
A table on what people mean by “lone wolves” and other terms – Andrew Zammit, The Murphy Raid: https://bit.ly/12DXLBR
Living in Fear: Religious Identity, Relative Deprivation and the Boko Haram Terrorism – Daniel Egiegba Agbiboa, African Security: https://bit.ly/12DZ7fX
Articles of the Week – 5/18-5/24
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