What and Where are the Risks of International Terrorist Attacks: A Descriptive Study of the Evidence

Kenneth David Strang and Serafina Alamieyeseigha
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Kenneth David Strang: State University of New York, Queensbury, USA
Serafina Alamieyeseigha: SA Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa

International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management (IJRCM), 2015, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: There seems to be a great deal of attention in the media given to global terrorism but the authors do not know what and where the actual risks are. Western countries such as Australia, UK, and USA have invested a great amount of financial resources to combat global terrorism yet there is a concern the investments outweigh the risk. Furthermore, there are some people who question the reality of global terrorism. To explore these issues, this study analyzes the global terrorism empirical evidence from 1970 to 2013 (2014 was still in progress). The goal was to describe the global terrorist behavior factors and patterns from a socio-economical perspective, to identify who the terrorist groups are, what they do, and where they attack. Interesting descriptive statistics and insights were provided to help practitioners understand how global terrorism impacts us and to motive more empirical into this important topic.

Date: 2015
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