How States Exploit Jihadist Foreign Fighters

Daniel Byman

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2018, vol. 41, issue 12, 931-945

Abstract: Jihadist foreign fighters are frequently described as non-state actors whose prominence challenges the traditional, state-dominated international system and our understanding of it. In practice, however, foreign fighters rely heavily on the very states they reject. Some of the most important foreign fighter movements in the world today receive massive and explicit state support, while still others rely on states to tolerate their fund-raising, transit, recruitment, and other core activities. Yet the scope, scale, and nature of this reliance varies tremendously, as does its overall impact. To stop or at least limit these flows, it is vital to change the policies and capacities of these state backers.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2017.1361281

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