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The Internationalization of Terrorist Campaigns

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  • Navin A. Bapat

    (The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, bapat@unc.edu)

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Many scholars have examined terrorism as a conflict between a state and a nonstate actor. However, during terrorist campaigns, terrorists often seek sanctuary from target attacks by crossing into foreign host states. This action effectively transforms the conflict from a purely domestic contest into an international issue. This paper explores why terrorist organizations make the choice to internationalize conflicts by adopting a foreign host. Further, this paper examines why host governments accept terrorist organizations. To address these questions, this research develops a simple game theoretic model to explain the decision to internationalize terrorism. The paper concludes with an empirical test of the model's predictions.

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  • Navin A. Bapat, 2007. "The Internationalization of Terrorist Campaigns," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 24(4), pages 265-280, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:compsc:v:24:y:2007:i:4:p:265-280
    DOI: 10.1080/07388940701643607
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