Browsing by Author "Gråtrud, Henrik"

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    • Ansar al-Sharia in Libya: An Enduring Threat 

      Gråtrud, Henrik; Skretting, Vidar Benjamin (2017)
      Ansar al-Sharia in Libya (ASL) is one of the most powerful jihadi groups in Libya and it might, in fact, represent a more significant long-term threat than IS’ provinces in Libya. However, there are few recent studies of ...

    • Content search in large text corpuses using natural language processing 

      Nødland, Bernt Ivar Utstøl; Gisnås, Hallvar; Gråtrud, Henrik; Skretting, Vidar Benjamin (2021-04-28)
      Analysts and researchers are facing an ever increasing amount of information. Finding ways to identify relevant information on fuzzy topics and concepts can thus accelerate the analyst. We investigate the method of using ...

    • En ny al-Gaddafi? Feltmarskalk Khalifa Haftar 

      Gråtrud, Henrik (2017)
      Den tidligere libyske offiseren Khalifa Haftar har etablert seg som den sterkeste aktøren i Libya. Hvordan klarte han å manøvrere seg frem til en maktposisjon etter den libyske revolusjonen? Hva er hans langsiktige mål, ...

    • Islamic State Nasheeds As Messaging Tools 

      Gråtrud, Henrik (2016)
      Although jihadi nasheeds play an important role in the Islamic State's propaganda, there is scant literature on the topic. This article is an exploratory study on seventeen Islamic State nasheeds released between December ...

    • Urban Terrorism in the Arab World: Introducing a Dataset of Jihadist Attack Plots in Jordan 

      Gråtrud, Henrik (2021-09-21)
      Few regions have been more plagued by terrorism than the Arab world. However, knowledge of the phenomenon’s nature is limited by a lack of attack plot data for most Arab countries. This article contributes to addressing ...

    • When Insularity Becomes a Problem: The Literature on Jihadism in Jordan 

      Gråtrud, Henrik (2020-02-07)
      This article offers a review of the literature on Jordanian jihadism. While excellent work has been done, particularly on the phenomenon’s history and ideologues such as Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, several topics remain ...