terrorists https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/ en Are Terrorists "Abnormal?" - Reflections on the Psychopathology of Normalcy https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/are-terrorists-abnormal-reflections-psychopathology-normalcy <span>Are Terrorists &quot;Abnormal?&quot; - Reflections on the Psychopathology of Normalcy</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sat, 05/04/2019 - 4:51pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">"Are they normal?" It's not a usual question for commanders or strategic planners. Still, to some reasonable and ascertainable extent, this complex question could be applied to virtually any adversary in war, or at least to certain identifiable cadres of a pertinent enemy leadership.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/are-terrorists-abnormal-reflections-psychopathology-normalcy" rel="tag" title="Are Terrorists &quot;Abnormal?&quot; - Reflections on the Psychopathology of Normalcy" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Are Terrorists &quot;Abnormal?&quot; - Reflections on the Psychopathology of Normalcy</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sat, 04 May 2019 20:51:03 +0000 SWJED 120149 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Criminal Networks: A Gateway for Terrorists https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/criminal-networks-a-gateway-for-terrorists <article data-history-node-id="68175" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/criminal-networks-a-gateway-for-terrorists" rel="bookmark"><span>Criminal Networks: A Gateway for Terrorists</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Mon, 05/01/2017 - 10:39am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> The U.S. Southern Command has a tremendous bearing on the U.S. National and domestic security efforts based on proximity and the nature of threats to the U.S. borders.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/criminal-networks-a-gateway-for-terrorists" rel="tag" title="Criminal Networks: A Gateway for Terrorists" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Criminal Networks: A Gateway for Terrorists</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Mon, 01 May 2017 14:39:03 +0000 SWJED 68175 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Aiding Opposition Civilian Authority in Syria https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/aiding-opposition-civilian-authority-in-syria <span>Aiding Opposition Civilian Authority in Syria</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Fri, 06/07/2013 - 3:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> In civil wars like Syria’s, strength is not necessarily a <em>product</em> of popularity; often strength actually <em>produces</em> popularity because compliance is more important than winning hearts and minds.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/aiding-opposition-civilian-authority-in-syria" rel="tag" title="Aiding Opposition Civilian Authority in Syria" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Aiding Opposition Civilian Authority in Syria</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/aiding-opposition-civilian-authority-in-syria#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/627/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1370616048" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 14131 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Virtual Indoctrination and the Digihad https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/virtual-indoctrination-and-the-digihad <span>Virtual Indoctrination and the Digihad</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Mon, 11/19/2012 - 5:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> The evolution of al-Qaeda's media strategy.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/virtual-indoctrination-and-the-digihad" rel="tag" title="Virtual Indoctrination and the Digihad" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Virtual Indoctrination and the Digihad</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13534 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com