Piracy is an old problem which is now again attracting attention, mainly because of the surge of pirate attacks off the coasts of Somalia. In this DIIS Report, Senior Researcher Bjørn Møller demonstrates that closer analysis shows the problem to be of quite modest proportions. The...

The present report is based on in-depth interviews with individuals formerly involved in politically motivated group violence, in order to acquire accounts of processes of radicalization in their own words. The main themes in the interviews were the following: 1) How did they become involved...

The present report aims to describe the concept of the militant umbrella organization Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) by looking at the organisational structure, background and ideology of the group. Tactics and recruitment strategies are also discussed, along with the various financial sources...

Wenn sich die derzeitigen politischen Trends in den USA unverändert fortsetzen, ist eine Krise der Demokratie nur eine Frage der Zeit - und zwar unabhängig davon, wer die Präsidentschaftswahlen am 5. November 2024 gewinnt. Eine erneute Amtszeit Donald Trumps würde die Schwächung...

Morocco's formally accepted Islamist party, the Justice and Development Party (PJD), has further underlined its recognition of the authoritarian regime in response to a disappointing electoral showing and tough competition from the new Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM). In contrast, the...

This report uses content analysis to identify and compare trends in Islamic State's contemporary messaging, their main internal debates and their priorities over a sixmonth period between October 2019 and April 2020. The study explores the nuances and dynamics of the organisation's world view...

Der folgende Beitrag analysiert das IMC-Gitter (Individual Motive Constellations) in Hinblick auf Reliabilität und Gültigkeit der faktoriellen Struktur. Das IMC-Gitter erhebt den Anspruch, Leistungs-, Macht- und Anschlussmotive simultan erheben zu können. Der Beitrag beruht auf den Daten von...