Terror or Terrorism? Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Comparative Perspective

The article compares al-Qaeda and ISIS, which despite similar origins have developed distinct paths and goals. According to our analytical framework, this is because al-Qaeda appears to use terror as a tool to induce other audiences into particular behaviors, expecting to change the correlation of f...

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Main Authors: Aureo de Toledo Gomes, Michelle Mitri Mikhael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Political Science Association 2018-04-01
Series:Brazilian Political Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-38212018000100202&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en