Max Abrahms

Max Abrahms is a political scientist at Northeastern University who specializes in international security, and is particularly known for his work on the Middle East and terrorism.^[1][2]

Max Abrahms speaking at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium Peace Conference in June 2023

Selected Bibliography

• Why Terrorism Does Not Work^[3]
• What Terrorists Really Want: Terrorist Motives and Counterterrorism Strategy^[4]
• Rules for Rebels: The Science of Victory in Militant History^[5]
• Lumpers versus Splitters: A Pivotal Battle in the Field of Terrorism Studies^[6]
• Leadership Matters: The Effects of Targeted Killings on Militant Group Tactics^[7]

References

1. https://cssh.northeastern.edu/faculty/max-abrahms/
2. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=k4HOzO0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
3. Max Abrahms, Why Terrorism Does Not Work, International Security, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Fall 2006), pg. 74
4. Abrahms, Max (2008). "What Terrorists Really Want: Terrorist Motives and Counterterrorism Strategy". International Security. 32 (4): 78–105. doi:10.1162/isec.2008.32.4.78. ISSN 1531-4804. JSTOR 30129792. S2CID 57561190.
5. Abrahms, Max (2018). Rules for Rebels: The Science of Victory in Militant History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192539441.
6. Abrahms, Max. Lumpers versus Splitters: A Pivotal Battle in the Field of Terrorism Studies. Cato.
7. Abrahms, Max; Mierau, Jochen (2017-09-03). "Leadership Matters: The Effects of Targeted Killings on Militant Group Tactics". Terrorism and Political Violence. 29 (5): 830–851. doi:10.1080/09546553.2015.1069671. ISSN 0954-6553. S2CID 146507596.