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WHEN TO STRIKE: EXPLORING THE VARIABLES THAT LEAD TO SUCCESSFUL DECAPITATION STRIKES
| Title: | WHEN TO STRIKE: EXPLORING THE VARIABLES THAT LEAD TO SUCCESSFUL DECAPITATION STRIKES. |
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| Name(s): |
Pierres, Renzo, Author Boutton, Andrew, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2019 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The purpose of this thesis is to determine how different variables can affect a terrorist group's reaction to a targeted leadership strike, known as a decapitation strike. Decapitation strikes often produce unwanted results, such as a splintering of the terrorist group, or a failure to destroy the group. It is important that we understand which variables can lead to a group's destruction after a decapitation strike, to maximize the decapitation's effectiveness. In my research I have determined that group size, group ideological extremism, and the role of the leader targeted all have a substantial impact on the success of the decapitation strike. Using these three variables, I will examine three groups which have varying size, extremism, and leadership, and determine whether the decapitation strikes were successful and how these variables affected the results. | |
| Identifier: | CFH2000488 (IID), ucf:45848 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2019-05-01 B.A. College of Sciences, Political Science Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
decapitations targeted killings counterinsurgency counter-terrorism |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000488 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
