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AZAM, JEAN-PAUL (3) answer(s).
 
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Aid versus sanctions for taming oppressors: theory and case study of the Iraqi Kurds / Azam, Jean-Paul; Saadi-Sedik, Tahsin Aug 2004  Journal Article
Azam, Jean-Paul Journal Article
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Publication Aug 2004.
Key Words Sanctions  ;  Economic Sanctions  ;  Iraq  ;  Kurdishtan  ;  Aid 
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ID:   094732


Foreign aid versus military intervention in the war on terror / Azam, Jean-Paul; Thelen, Veronique   Journal Article
Azam, Jean-Paul Journal Article
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Publication 2010.
Summary/Abstract This article presents a theoretical framework and some empirical results showing that the level of foreign aid received reduces the supply of terrorist attacks from recipient countries, while U.S. military interventions are liable to increase this supply. Due account is taken of endogeneity problems in producing these results. They suggest that Western democracies, which are the main targets of terrorist attacks, should invest more funds in foreign aid, with a special emphasis on supporting education, and use military interventions more sparingly.
Key Words Terrorism  ;  Education  ;  Military Intervention  ;  Foreign Aid 
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Jihad Against Palestinians? The Herostratos Syndrome and the Paradox of Targeting European Jews / Azam, Jean-Paul; Ferrero, Mario   Journal Article
Azam, Jean-Paul Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract This paper addresses the waves of mass killings recently perpetrated by individuals with a weak or nonexistent ideological motivation, whose acts either appear to contradict their purported political cause or are admittedly driven by a quest for notoriety. Examples range from killers who have been waging jihad against European Jews to unattached mass killers such as the Germanwings pilot to the perpetrators of mass school shootings in America and worldwide. We argue that these phenomena can be understood as instances of the Herostratos syndrome, which has been known for thousands of years as characterizing the behavior of people who seek to survive in the collective memory by excelling in their infamous acts. We provide a model of hybrid killers which accommodates the Herostratic motive alongside a political motive and characterize a well-behaved Nash equilibrium where Herostratic killers are competing with one another with a view to make a name for themselves in infamy. The policy implications point towards reducing the publicity the killers enjoy, thus frustrating their quest for notoriety.
Key Words Terrorism  ;  Jihad  ;  Cult  ;  School Shootings  ;  Herostratos  ;  Competition for Infamy 
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