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ISIS Is Not a Terrorist Group

Audrey Kurth Cronin

Foreign Affairs2019article
ABDC C
Weight
0.65

What the paper says

An essay is presented on the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and U.S. counterterrorism. The author suggests that ISIS is not a terrorist group because of the group's large number of fighters and territorial acquisition. Emphasis is given to topics such as the connection between ISIS and the Al Qaeda network, the emergence of ISIS following the U.S. war in Iraq, counterinsurgency, and ISIS recruitment.

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@article{audrey2019,
  title        = {{ISIS Is Not a Terrorist Group}},
  author       = {Audrey Kurth Cronin},
  journal      = {Foreign Affairs},
  year         = {2019},
}

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Evidence weight

0.65

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.92 × 0.4 = 0.37
M · momentum0.40 × 0.15 = 0.06
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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