| ID | 132212 |
| Title Proper | Assessing the Abu Sayyaf group's strategic and learning capacities |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gerdes, Luke M ; Ringler, Kristine ; Autin, Barbara |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | It remains unclear whether the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is a well-structured terror organization that poses a strategic threat, or a loosely organized collection of bandits that poses limited risk. Efforts to assess the nature of the organization are complicated by flaws in existing datasets on Violent Non-State Actors (VNSAs). ASG's role in kidnappings serves as a test-case to estimate incongruities among four major datasets on VNSAs. Original data collected at the agent level provides an additional point of comparison and also serves to test the efficacy of ASG's knowledge-dissemination structures, which are key in determining VNSAs' strategic capacities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol.37, No.3; March 2014: p.267-293 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol.37, No.3; March 2014: p.267-293 |
| Key Words | Abu Sayyaf Group - ASG ; Violent Non-State Actors ; Estimate Incongruities ; Strategic Threat ; Strategic Capacities ; Terrorist Groups ; Terrorism ; Counter-Terrorism ; Southern Philippines ; Global Terrorism Database - GTD ; Armed Conflicts Database - ADC ; Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Center - JTIC ; International Organization - IO |