Germany's Red Army Faction: an obituary
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The German Red Army Faction (RAF) appears to be in its death throes, having become isolated and confused as to its aims and strategies, and this has reduced the number of communist inspired terrorist organizations operating in Europe to three, from the end of 1992. The RAF issued a communique offering a cease fire, and asking for reconciliation in April 1992, followed by a communique in June of that year, reinforcing the message, and a communique in August 1992, giving detailed information about the group. The group has effectively surrendered, though a few members may continue to operate under a different name.
Publication Name: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1057-610X
Year: 1993
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Academic research on European terrorist developments: pleas from a government terrorism analyst
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The failure of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union does not mean that the fighting communist organizations behind terrorism in Europe will dissolve. Academic research into European terrorism should speak to the government 'terrorism analyst' rather than the policy maker. The Irish Republican Army and the Red Brigades are well known, but more research is needed into another five such groups. More analysis may be done on terrorist propaganda and the internal dynamics of the European groups. The former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are ripe to breed new terrorist groups.
Publication Name: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1057-610X
Year: 1992
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Terrorism in the former Soviet Union: a primer, a puzzle, a prognosis
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Terrorism has emerged as one of the problems encountered by the 15 newly independent states of the former Soviet Union, which includes Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, North Ossetia and Azerbaijan, in their quest for democracy and a free-market economy. This problem is magnified by the difficulties faced by analysts in studying terrorist activity due to lack of information on the groups carrying out these activities. Furthermore, blood feud terrorism, whose purpose is more social than political, is becoming rampant in the region, making terrorism analysis more complex.
Publication Name: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1057-610X
Year: 1998
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