| ID | 074827 |
| Title Proper | Distribution of transnational terrorism among countries by income class and geography after 9/11 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Enders, Walter ; Sandler, Todd |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article applies an autoregressive intervention model for the 1968-2003 period to identify either income based or geographical transference of transnational terrorist events in reaction to the rise of fundamentalist terrorism, the end to the Cold War, and 9/11. Our time-series study investigates the changing pattern of transnational terrorism for all incidents and only those involving U.S. people and property. Contrary to expectation, there is no evidence of an income-based post-9/11 transfer of attacks to low-income countries except for attacks with U.S. casualties, but there is a significant transference to the Middle East and Asia where U.S. interests are, at times, attacked. We also find that the rise of fundamentalist terrorism has most impacted those regions-the Middle East and Asia-with the largest Islamic population. The end to the Cold War brought a "terrorism peace dividend" that varies by income and geography among countries. Based on the empirical findings, we draw policy recommendations regarding defensive counterterrorism measures. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 50, No. 2; Jun 2006: p367-393 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol: 50 No 2 |
| Key Words | Transnational Terrorism ; Post 9/11 Period ; Social Conflict |