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Analysis of Jihadi Terrorism Incidents in Western Europe, 2001–2010

2012; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 35; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/1057610x.2012.666822

1521-0731

Javier Jordán Enamorado,

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Abstract This article offers a descriptive analysis of jihadi terrorist activity in Western Europe during the years 2001–2010. Following collection and classification, the information has been analyzed using the following variables: target countries, terrorist method used, stays in training camps, links to organizations, and degree of completion of the terrorist incidents. Acknowledgments The content of this article is part of the research project CSO2010-17849 “International Terrorism's Organizational Structure: Analysis of its Evolution and Implications for the European Security” funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. Notes 1. Petter Nesser, “Chronology of Jihadism in Western Europe 1994–2007: Planned, Prepared, and Executed Terrorist Attacks,” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 31 (2008), pp. 924–946. Another interesting compilation of terror incidents in Europe can be found in Lorenzo Vidino, Radicalization, Linkage, and Diversity. 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