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Causes of Terrorism -- Guide to Studies on Psychological Causes of Terrorism
Researchers have tried to identify psychological causes of terrorism since the 1970s, using data on left-wing, right-wing and Islamist terrorism.

Causes of Terrorism Are (Still) Political
The causes of new terrorism are not so different than the causes of the old terrorism, despite suggestions that terrorism has become more lethal, more fanatical and more religious than the old terrorism.

The Causes of Terrorism
The causes of terrorism are a popular topic of discussion, but in fact there are only two that are always present: a sense of perceived injustice and the belief that violence will effectively redress it.

Causes of Terrorism-Why are the Causes of Terrorism So Hard to Identify?
The causes of terrorism seem almost impossible for anyone to identify definitively. In this article, learn why.

Causes of Terrorism: Study Explores Terrorist Group Rhetoric for Clues
In "The Implicit Motives of Terrorist Groups: How Needs for Affiliation and Power Translate in to Death and Destruction," Allison G. Smith explores whether the causes of terrorism lie in how terrorist groups perceive affiliations between themselves and others.

Is Terrorism's Cause Poverty?
It appears to make senes that poverty causes terrorism. Who but someone in desperate circumstances would choose to be a terrorist? But over and over, the empirical evidence says otherwise.