This thesis proposes six mechanisms through which an al-Qaeda affiliation changes a terrorist gro... more This thesis proposes six mechanisms through which an al-Qaeda affiliation changes a terrorist group's ability to destabilize its host country: resources, knowledge, ideology,identification, local distrust, and foreign targeting. Using case studies for groups with varying levels of ties to al-Qaeda, evidence for the mechanisms is provided. No net change in local instability capacity is found at any level of ties to al-Qaeda.
Written for the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) Interdisciplinary honors program in International Security Studies, Stanford University, 2013
This thesis proposes six mechanisms through which an al-Qaeda affiliation changes a terrorist gro... more This thesis proposes six mechanisms through which an al-Qaeda affiliation changes a terrorist group's ability to destabilize its host country: resources, knowledge, ideology,identification, local distrust, and foreign targeting. Using case studies for groups with varying levels of ties to al-Qaeda, evidence for the mechanisms is provided. No net change in local instability capacity is found at any level of ties to al-Qaeda.
Written for the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) Interdisciplinary honors program in International Security Studies, Stanford University, 2013
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Written for the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) Interdisciplinary honors program in International Security Studies, Stanford University, 2013
Written for the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) Interdisciplinary honors program in International Security Studies, Stanford University, 2013