Author: Aaron Y. Zelin

Ideology along the Contours of Power: The Case of the Caucasus Emirate – Mark Youngman, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3cLp0EW

Exclusion and Inclusion: The Core of Chechen Mobilization to Jihad – Julie Wilhelmsen, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3aDEKZn

What Drove Young Dagestani Muslim to Join ISIS? A Study Based on Social Movement Theory and Collective Framing – Domitilla Sagramoso and Akhmet Yarlykapov, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2VHpuXa

Jihad at Home or Leaving for Syria and Iraq: Understanding the Motivations of Dagestani Salafists – Jean-François Ratelle, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/35kBhxT

Gender and Jihad: Women from the Caucasus in the Syrian Conflict – Aleksandre Kvakhadze, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2yQrm72

Islamic Conflict and Violence in Local Communities: Lessons from the North Caucasus – Irina V. Starodubrovskaya, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3aGSjqT

It’s Way Too Soon to Tell Whether COVID-19 Will Benefit Jihadists (And Here’s a Few Reasons It Might Not) – Alex Thurston, Sahel Blog: https://bit.ly/3bWEwOb

Tuesday April 28:

Covid-19 and the Mujahidin of Eastern Indonesia (MIT) – IPAC: https://bit.ly/2YoQyMD

Operation Silves: Inside the 2017 Islamic State Sydney Plane Plot – Andrew Zammit, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/35kXKdY

Overblown: Exploring the Gap Between the Fear of Terrorist Recidivism and the Evidence – Thomas Renard, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2KQKCUt

Intersections of the Real and the Virtual Caliphates: The Islamic State’s Territory and Media Campaign – Wojciech Kaczkowski, Carol Winkler, Kareem El Damanhoury, and Yennhi Luu, Journal of Global Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2WECr2Z

Wednesday April 29:

Violent extremism, mental health and substance abuse among adolescents: towards a trauma psychological perspective on violent radicalization and deradicalization – Daniel Koehler, The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology: https://bit.ly/2VQY5Su

Thursday April 30:

Special Issue Introduction for Terrorism, Gender and Women: Toward an Integrated Research Agenda – Alexandra Phelan, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2Sqh5VW

From Pawn to Knights: The Changing Role of Women’s Agency in Terrorism? – Mia Bloom and Ayse Lokmanoglu, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/35n0S9b

The Failed Ideological Hybridization of the Islamic State – Djallil Lounnas, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2KRwLNG

Pierre Vogel’s and Bilal Philips’s Criticisms of Jihadism – Clemens Holzgruber, Journal of Muslims in Europe: https://bit.ly/2LxjHO4

Challenges in Digital Ethnography: Research Ethics Relating to the Securitisation of Islam – Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann and Simone Pfeifer, Journal of Muslims in Europe: https://bit.ly/35ZOOv0

Friday May 1:

Shooting for 1080p Full HD – Assessing Islamic State’s Cameras – Yorck Beese, GNET: https://bit.ly/2WcLqcW

Is Idlib set for internal strife? – Charles Lister, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/2WCt4kt

The Radical Milieu: A Methodological Approach to Conducting Research on Violent Extremism – Emily Winterbotham and Elizabeth Pearson, Resolve Network: https://bit.ly/35Iu3Uk

It’s a man’s world: carnal spectatorship and dissonant masculinities in Islamic State videos – Manni Crone, International Affairs: https://bit.ly/3fRzbu3