Author: Aaron Y. Zelin

Articles of the Week – 8/5-8/11

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After almost a four year hiatus, I hope to once again post ‘articles of the week’ every Friday.
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Tuesday August 8:
Intervention in Mali: building peace between peacekeeping and Counterterrorism – Bruno Charbonneau, Journal of Contemporary African Studies: https://bit.ly/2ul4xB3
Islamic State’s next move could be underground criminal networks – Aisha Ahmad, Monkey Cage: https://wapo.st/2wQ0jlH
‘The battle is all there is’: Philosophy and history in international relations theory – Richard Devetak, International Relations: 
Wednesday August 9:
The Assault in Sayad: Did Taleban and Daesh really collaborate? – Obaid Ali, Afghanistan Analysts Network: 
Thursday August 10:
A Deadly Delusion: Were Syria’s Rebels Ever Going to Defeat the Jihadists? – Sam Heller, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2wACu1W
Exploding Stereotypes: The Unexpected Operational and Demographic Characteristics of Boko Haram’s Suicide Bombers – Jason Warner and Hilary Matfess, Combating Terrorism Center: https://bit.ly/2wx9s3u
Jihad Wins in Idlib – Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, Foreign Affairs: https://fam.ag/2vnFmAW
From Resilience to Fragmentation: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Jihadist Group Modularity – Adib Bencherif, Terrorism and Political Violence:
Security Provision and Political Formation in Hybrid Orders – Michael Lawrence, Stability: International Journal of Security and Development: https://bit.ly/2uNSTOG
Friday August 11:
China and the Middle East security governance in the new era – Degang Sun, Contemporary Arab Affairs: https://bit.ly/2wAVZaE
The ISIS Prison System- Its Structure, Departmental Affiliations, Processes, Conditions, and Practices of Psychological and Physical Torture – Asaad Almohammad, Anne Speckhard, and Ahmet S. Yayla, International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism: https://bit.ly/2vY2Lti
Terrorism Financing with Virtual Currencies: Can Regulatory Technology Solutions Combat This? – Iwa Salami, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2ho1rHr

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #93"

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For prior parts see: #92, #91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #55, #54, #53, #52, #51, #50, #49, #48, #47, #46, #45, #44, #43, #42, #41, #40, #39, #38, #37, #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.
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