| ID | 146504 |
| Title Proper | Military support and transnational terrorism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bois, Cind Du ; Buts, Caroline |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Analysing the relationship between the provision of military support and the probability of becoming the target of a terrorist attack, this paper contributes to the literature on the causes of transnational terrorism. We find that deployment of military troops of country X in country Y increases the probability of a terrorist attack on citizens of country X by a terrorist group located in country Y. Exporting weapons to country Y seems to increase the probability of being attacked by the terrorists of this country Y as well. Deploying materials, however, does not seem to significantly influence the probability of attack. Including lagged values for our military support variables ensures that the causality direction is from military support to terrorist attacks. Moreover, these results indicate that while the effect of military deployment on the probability of attack lasts for more than 1 year, the effect is rather short-lived. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 27, No.5; Oct 2016: p.626-643 |
| Journal Source | Defence and Peace Economics Vol: 27 No 5 |
| Key Words | Transnational Terrorism ; Military Support ; Target Country |