Islamic State
Alternative labels
ISIS
Daesh
ISIL
Journal article
“The smallest act you do in their lands is more beloved to us than the biggest act done here”: when do an armed movement’s transnational supporters turn to terrorism at home?
Using data on 129 Australian supporters of Islamic State, this paper examines the impact of contextual and dynamic factors relating to strategic logic, mobilising structures and security measures.
Report
"My son is just another kid"
This report documents the experiences of approximately 100 children who have been repatriated or returned to France, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Uzbekistan between 2019 and 2022.
Working paper
Typology of terror - the backgrounds of Australian jihadis
In order to better understand what motivates Australian radical Islamists to join or support a terrorist group it is first necessary to get a better understanding of who they are. This working paper examines data sets from 173 Australian citizens and residents to paint a picture of our own cohort of radical Islamist terrorists, including...
Report
The post-caliphate Salafi-jihadi environment
This Strategic Insight reviews the post-caliphate Salafi-jihadi environment, focusing on two issues: the franchising strategy of al-Qaeda and Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the evolving threat of online messaging.
Report
A primer on the ideological and theological drivers of AQ and Daesh: al-Qaedaism
This special report aims to explain the persistent and enduring allure of al-Qaedaism as an ideology that is apocalyptic and conspiratorial.