| ID | 080343 |
| Title Proper | Role of safe havens in Islamist terrorism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kittner, Cristiana C Brafman |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article will develop an explanatory theory on terrorist safe havens. Focusing on Islamist Terrorist networks, this article argues that four specific conditions are necessary for the establishment of a safe haven for Islamist terrorist networks: geographic features, weak governance, history of corruption and violence, and poverty. At the conclusion of the article, the developed theory is applied to the Tri-Border Area of South America (TBA), where the frontiers of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay meet, an area overlooked by the 9/11 National Commission Report's list of Islamist terrorists' safe havens. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 19, No.3; 2007: p307-329 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 19, No.3; 2007: p307-329 |
| Key Words | Al-Qaeda ; Hizballah ; Safe Havens ; Terrorism ; Tri-Border Area ; Islamic Terrorism |