An Empirical Analysis of Terrorism in the Middle East and ...

An Empirical Analysis of Terrorism in the Middle east and Africa 1 An Empirical Analysis of Terrorism In the Middle east and Africa Isaiah Corbin Wartburg College Dr. Bret Billet An Empirical Analysis of Terrorism in the Middle east and Africa 2 Abstract Since President Bush declared War on Terror, counterterrorism policies have taken up a significant amount of resources. The lack of understanding the root causes of Terrorism is a serious problem. This study empirically tests the effects of political rights, human development, and type of government on the number of terrorist attacks in the period 2000-2005 in the Middle east and Africa. The political rights index, human development index, and polity score were measured as the independent variables and analyzed using regression and correlation Analysis . The level of development measured in GDP per capita, regime durability, conflict, and the size of the country measured in population were used as control variables.

An Empirical Analysis of Terrorism in the Middle East and Africa 1 An Empirical Analysis of Terrorism In the Middle East and Africa ... Since President Bush declared “War on Terror,” counterterrorism policies have taken up a significant amount of resources. The lack of understanding the root causes of terrorism is a serious problem. This ...

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