The Globalization of Martyrdom and the Changing Pattern of Suicide Attacks

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In his dissertation, Assaf Moghadam argues that existing explanations of the causes of suicide terrorism tend to focus on a traditional, localized pattern of suicide attacks that steadily decreases in relevance. Most contemporary suicide attacks embody an altogether different, transnational pattern of this modus operandi. Whereas nationalism may have been at the root of the traditional phenomenon of suicide attacks, the current manifestation of suicide operations is more a function of globalization and the spread of radical Salafi ideology.

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