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A State of Illegitimacy: The Dynamics of Criminal and State Legitimacy in MexicoBenjamin J. Mackey - The following paper seeks to elucidate the complex processes involved in the Mexican State’s loss of authority and the subsequent acquisition of this authority by armed criminal groups operating in that country. In theoretical terms, this authority is termed... Keep Reading »
Lasting and Expanding: An Analysis of the Islamic State's Incentive SystemIsabelle Canaan - In the past five years, millions of people have lost their homes, loved ones, and lives.2 The Syrian territory is now a battlefield, contested by multiple actors. The rise of the Islamic State underscores the hopeless nature of this bloody quagmire. The speed at which... Keep Reading »
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The Political Rationality of Terror: Understanding Terrorism as the Result of Organizational Goal-SeekingGuy Lowicz - In the early 1990s, two terrorist organizations, Hamas and the Fatah-led Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), were using terrorism to promote their political plight of Palestinian self-determination. Although both organizations vowed to use armed struggles to... Keep Reading »
An Analysis of LEGO's Response to an Attack on its Partnership with Royal Dutch ShellMaryClaire Schulz - In 2014, Greenpeace launched an attack on a 50-year brand partnership between Danish toy company LEGO and Royal Dutch Shell, an oil and gas corporation. Through the analysis of Greenpeace's campaign and LEGO's responses over a three-month period, this case study examined... Keep Reading »
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Terrorist Divorce: Examining Alliance Break-Ups and the Al Qaeda/ISIL SplitVivian G. Hagerty - Though somewhat counterintuitive given terrorist organizations' clandestine nature, such organizations do engage in strategic alliances and partnerships with one another. A handful of scholars have grappled with terrorist alliances, but a gap in the literature remains... Keep Reading »
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