Public Outreach / Media Relations by Matthew D. Phillips
The Monkey Cage (The Washington Post), Nov 15, 2017
Scholars have noted that the Islamic State has shown an ability to adapt to a variety of circumst... more Scholars have noted that the Islamic State has shown an ability to adapt to a variety of circumstances that seem unique among terrorist organizations. But terrorism experts can learn from the flexibility, resilience and group evolution studied in another type of criminal group: street gangs.
Papers by Matthew D. Phillips
Journal of Terrorism Research, 2014
Cooperation and imitation among crime and terror groups in recent years has given rise to a crime... more Cooperation and imitation among crime and terror groups in recent years has given rise to a crime-terror nexus. A linear conceptualisation of a crime-terror spectrum, suggests that complete convergence of crime and terror in a failed state can give rise to a 'black hole. ' Theoretical models of the crime-terror nexus, however, do not specify the means by which a crime-terror group enters this black hole state, yet others do not. Using the Taliban movement as a case study, this article presents a theoretical extension of black hole theory, using organisationlevel characteristics to merge black hole theory with the crime-terror continuum.
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Public Outreach / Media Relations by Matthew D. Phillips
Papers by Matthew D. Phillips