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Jessica Stern

Security September/October 2015 Comment

Obama and Terrorism

Obama's combination of drone strikes, security assistance, and aggressive surveillance represents an improvement over U.S. counterterrorism during the George W. Bush...

Jessica Stern

Shiite fighters with an Islamic State banner in Iraq, November 2014.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Aug 28, 2013 Review Essay

The Suicidal Tendencies of Suicide Bombers

Most research presumes that suicide bombings are political acts. But a new film reminds that perpetrators may be motivated by psychological grievances even more than...

Jessica Stern

Law May/June 2010 Letter

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Getting Deradicalization Right

Marisa Porges and Jessica Stern consider how terrorists can, and cannot be, deradicalized by state authorities.

Marisa L. Porges, Jessica Stern

Persian Gulf - Foreign Affairs

Terrorism & Counterterrorism January/February 2010 Essay

Mind Over Martyr

Is it possible to deradicalize terrorists? The success of a rehabilitation program for extremists in Saudi Arabia suggests that it is -- so long as the motivations...

Jessica Stern

Security Mar 11, 2004 Postscript

Tracking Terorrists

Stern's postscript to her July/August 2003 essay "The Protean Enemy."

Jessica Stern

United States - Foreign Affairs

Politics & Society Nov 1, 2000 Postscript

Interview with the Author

Jessica Stern discusses terrorism in South Asia.

Jessica Stern

South Asia - Foreign Affairs

Terrorism & Counterterrorism July/August 2003 Essay

The Protean Enemy

Despite the setbacks al Qaeda has suffered over the last two years, it is far from finished, as its recent bomb attacks testify. How has the group managed to survive...

Jessica Stern

Afghanistan - Foreign Affairs

Terrorism & Counterterrorism November/December 2000 Essay

Pakistan's Jihad Culture

Pakistani militant groups are killing civilians and engaging in terrorism in Indian-held Kashmir under the guise of holy war. The government in Islamabad supports...

Jessica Stern

Asia - Foreign Affairs

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