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Do U.S. Drone Strikes Cause Blowback? Evidence from Pakistan and Beyond
Summary
Does anger about U.S. drone strikes lead individuals to join militant Islamist groups, as many policy analysts and scholars have claimed? A recent survey of residents of Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency, heavily targeted by drone strikes, along with interviews and secondary sources, suggests that drone strikes have little effect on militant recruitment in Pakistan or internationally.
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Aqil Shah, "Do U.S. Drone Strikes Cause Blowback? Evidence from Pakistan and Beyond," International Security, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Spring 2018), pp. 47–84, doi:10.1162/ISEC_a_00312.
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Summary
Does anger about U.S. drone strikes lead individuals to join militant Islamist groups, as many policy analysts and scholars have claimed? A recent survey of residents of Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency, heavily targeted by drone strikes, along with interviews and secondary sources, suggests that drone strikes have little effect on militant recruitment in Pakistan or internationally.
Want to Read More?
The full text of this publication is available via the original publication source.Aqil Shah, "Do U.S. Drone Strikes Cause Blowback? Evidence from Pakistan and Beyond," International Security, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Spring 2018), pp. 47–84, doi:10.1162/ISEC_a_00312.
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Aqil Shah
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