Terrorist Attacks on the Energy Sector
The Case of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12407353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lukáš Tichý (0000-0002-9396-5420, Institute of International Relations Prague, corresponding author), Jan Eichler (0000-0002-3239-9760, Institute of International Relations Prague) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 450-473 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1057610x.2017.1323469 |
| OpenAlex | W2610628205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The article focuses on the attitudes of two militant Islamist groups, Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, toward the issue of terrorist attacks in the energy sector. The main aim of the article is both to analyze the importance of attacks on energy infrastructure for the strategies of these two organizations, and to describe specific examples and manifestations of terrorist activities from the side of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State with regard to the energy sector in the Middle East and North Africa. The article is based on the concept of terrorist attacks on the energy sector
Al qaeda · Computer security · Economic system · Economics · Energy (signal processing · Energy Sector · Geography · Islam · Middle East · Militant · Physics · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Terrorism · Computer Science · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |