The charitable activities of terrorist organizations

Ly, Pierre-Emmanuel

doi:10.1007/s11127-006-9112-2

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“…Flanigan () concluded that this process generated community support for LTTE. Ly () examined organizations that perform charity work but also engage in violence. Ly () examined local NGOs that share values with a terrorist group and concluded that such terrorist groups benefit from the activities of NGOs without actually cooperating with them.…”

Section: Political Stability In Country Of Operationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Impact of the Political Environment on INGO Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack

Lambert¹

2018

Risk Hazard & Crisis Pub Pol

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International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) operate in dangerous environments where their humanitarian missions are often in jeopardy. This study analyzes the relationship between four political variables-Regime Type, Political Corruption, Political Stability, and Level of Terrorism-and terrorist attacks against INGOs. What political conditions exist when INGOs are targeted by terror organizations? Do these conditions differ from international terror attacks in which INGOs are not targeted? The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is used to identify INGOs attacked by terrorists and to describe the nature of the terrorist threat posed to the organizations. Additionally, data from the Polity IV Project, the State Fragility Index (SFI), and Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGIs) are used to create proxy variables for Regime Type, Political Stability, and Political Corruption. Binary logistic regression of these four variables reveals Political Stability and Level of Terrorism as the best predictors of INGO attacks. These two variables predicted 82.0 percent of the INGO attacks but were much less successful (58.1 percent) in predicting terrorist attacks in which INGOs were not targeted. INGOs can more effectively align resources with their security needs as they gain a better understanding of how the political environment impacts or does not impact their vulnerability to terrorist attack.Evaluando el impacto del clima político en la vulnerabilidad de las ONGs internacionales a ataques terroristas Las Organizaciones no Gubernamentales Internacionales (INGOs) operan en ambientes peligrosos donde sus misiones humanitarias est an a menudo en peligro. Este estudio analiza la relaci on entre cuatro variables políticas -tipo de r egimen, corrupci on política, estabilidad política y nivel de terrorismo -y ataques terroristas contra las INGOs. ¿Qu e condiciones políticas existen cuando las INGOs son objetivo de organizaciones terroristas? ¿Difieren estas condiciones de los ataques terroristas internacionales en los que las INGOs no son los objetivos? La Base de Datos de Terrorismo (GTD) se utiliza para identificar INGOs que son atacadas por terroristas y para describir la naturaleza de la amenaza terrorista para las organizaciones. Adicionalmente, los datos del Polity IV Project, el Indice de Fragilidad del Estado y los Indicadores de Gobernanza Globales se usan para crear variables por procuraci on para el tipo de r egimen, estabilidad política y corrupci on política. La regresi on logística binaria de estas cuatro variables revela que la Estabilidad Política y el Nivel de Terrorismo son los mejores predictores de ataques a las INGOs. Estas dos variables predijeron 82.0% de los ataques a INGOs pero fueron mucho menos exitosas (58.1%) al predecir ataques terroristas donde las INGOs no fueron el objetivo. Las INGOs pueden alinear recursos m as efectivamente con sus necesidades de seguridad mientras llegan a una mejor comprensi on de c omo el ambiente político tiene o no impacto sobre la vulnerabilidad a ataques terrorista...

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Section: Political Stability In Country Of Operationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Impact of the Political Environment on INGO Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack

Lambert¹

2018

Risk Hazard & Crisis Pub Pol

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“…Paul () argues that the provision of public goods by terrorist groups may also strengthen their popular support and thereby affect the level of terrorism a country experiences. Many terrorist groups (such as Hamas ) indeed also act as charitable organizations that provide social services in territory they control (Ly, ). Berman and Laitin () and Berman () argue that terrorist groups are particularly resilient and successful when they provide their members with vital “club goods,” while inhibiting free‐rider behavior.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Counterterrorism Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Economics of Counterterrorism: A Survey

Schneider¹,

Brück

Meierrieks

2014

Journal of Economic Surveys

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We provide a review of theoretical and empirical contributions on the economic analysis of terrorism and counterterrorism. We argue that simple rational-choice models of terrorist behaviorin the form of cost-benefit models -already provide a well-founded theoretical framework for the study of terrorism and counterterrorism. We also hint at their limitations which relate to the failure of accounting for the dynamics between terrorism and counterterrorism that may produce unintended second-order effects as well as for the costs associated with counterterrorism and its international dimension. We reevaluate previously proposed counterterrorism strategies accordingly. Finally, in the light of our findings, we discuss interesting areas of future research.

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“…Other authors examined threshold or tipping points where rebellious action beyond a certain level becomes a self-generating process as there is safety in numbers (Kuran 1989(Kuran , 1991. Our approach is most closely akin to Ly's (2007), given that supporters maximize their welfare, while being constrained by a time and budget constraint. Unlike Ly (2007), we do not depict supporters as dividing their time between violent and charitable activities.…”

Section: Stage 3: Local Supporters Of the Terrorist Movementmentioning

confidence: 99%