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Back from a break to finish my Ph.D. focused on violence and instability of non-state actors at @WPI. Looking forward to share as its relevant to both #RussiaUkraineWar and the recent #Buffalo terror attack. Here is a blueprint of my dissertation. Links to papers in the 🧵. /1

Chapter 1:
“Profiles of Violent Radicalization: Analysis on key criteria of over 4,600 terror incidents in Western Europe and the United States from 1995-2018,” doi: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3…. /2

Chapter 2:

“Root Causes of Violent Radicalization: The Terror Contagion Hypothesis,” doi: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3…. 3/

Chapter 3:
“Contingencies of Violent Radicalization: The Terror Contagion Simulation,” Systems, vol. 9, no. 4, p. 90, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.3390/systems9040090. 4/

Chapter 4:
“Countering Violent Radicalization: Comparing antiterrorism, counterterrorism and counter radicalization strategies.,” doi: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3…. 5/

Chapter 5:
“Theory of an Emerging-State Actor: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Case †,” Systems, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 16, May 2018, doi: 10.3390/systems6020016. 6/

Chapter 6:
“Application of Emerging-State Actor Theory: Analysis of Intervention and Containment Policies †,” Systems, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 17, May 2018, doi: 10.3390/systems6020017. 7/

Shoutouts to @WPI, @WPISDclub, Khalid S., @ProfPavlov, B.A. Addison, @RaafatZaini, Saeed L., @cchristinektang, @S_D_Society and so many others for all their support along the way!