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This dissertation asks two specific research questions: First, what explains the shift from a strategy of isolating nationalist terrorist groups to a strategy of engaging them? Second, under what conditions will engagement succeed at convincing these organizations to abandon vio…

The majority of studies on terrorist groups in the past have been conducted from the perspectives of political science, sociology, or psychology. This historical comparative study examines two terrorist organizations through a human resource development (HRD) lens. The study's g…

Cooperative relationships between states and terrorist groups have remained a constant source of concern for policymakers since the 1970s, but especially over recent years as the potential for high consequence transfers of state support to terrorists emerged as a primary focus o…