Insurgency & Terrorism

The mechanics of violent rebellion and political violence against civilians

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Commentary

India’s Naxals: Endurance and Ideology

Trucks carrying iron ore in the Indian state of Jharkhand, a hub of the Naxal insurgency. Credit: Flickr/Akshay Mahajan. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en

Could political psychology explain why an anachronistic movement lives on?

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Essays

Pakistan’s ISI and the Covert War in Kashmir

A United States Marines helicopter navigates the countryside of Kalam Valley during humanitarian relief efforts in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Image Credit: Flickr/Marines. License: U.S. government works

The end of an empire and the birth of a much-scrutinized intelligence service

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Reports

Mapping Terror Networks From Open Sources

A quantitative network-analytic approach to the 1993 Mumbai bombings