http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/extremist-organizations Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 27 May 2026 08:37:42 -0400 Wed, 27 May 2026 08:37:42 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1516/lasting-and-expanding-an-analysis-of-the-islamic-states-incentive-system By Isabelle 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 the Islamic State has captured and held territory, as well as the degree to which it has dominated the Western psyche and monopolized Western fears, has been met with both shock and panic. Newspapers headlines scream about the unique and terrifying threat of the Islamic State and the imminent destruction of the West at its hands.... Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1516/lasting-and-expanding-an-analysis-of-the-islamic-states-incentive-system http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1597/intent-to-harm-factors-influencing-target-selection-by-africa-islamist-militant-groups By Adam Cook - The rise of Islamist militant groups and their propensity towards violence has perplexed researchers and policy-makers and lead to debate about how to handle this evolving asymmetric threat. However the general focus of past research has been on groups in the Middle East and Central Asia, overlooking African Islamist extremist groups, which have attacked both local and international targets. This case study examines one possible explanation for these groups' target selection. The analysis indicates that government responses play a large role in determining the internationalization of targets by... Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1597/intent-to-harm-factors-influencing-target-selection-by-africa-islamist-militant-groups