The Dark Side of the Economy: A Comparative Analysis of the Islamic State's Revenue Streams
The Islamic State’s ambitious goals have led to the organization obtaining a large amount of costs. However, the Islamic State does not have adequate revenue streams to maintain these expenditures. This paper compares the Islamic State’s costs and revenue streams with two similar organizations, Hizb...
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| description | The Islamic State’s ambitious goals have led to the organization obtaining a large amount of costs. However, the Islamic State does not have adequate revenue streams to maintain these expenditures. This paper compares the Islamic State’s costs and revenue streams with two similar organizations, Hizballah and Al Qaeda. The comparison will explain that the Islamic State’s revenue streams are not as efficient and diversified as Hizballah and Al Qaeda’s revenue streams have historically been. As a result of inefficient and unvaried revenue streams, the Islamic State will be forced to structurally change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-248404895b404f57912e24afacf3bef02022-12-22T03:46:00ZengUniversity of St AndrewsJournal of Terrorism Research2049-70402017-02-0181344210.15664/jtr.1287927The Dark Side of the Economy: A Comparative Analysis of the Islamic State's Revenue StreamsWes H Cooper0University of BaltimoreThe Islamic State’s ambitious goals have led to the organization obtaining a large amount of costs. However, the Islamic State does not have adequate revenue streams to maintain these expenditures. This paper compares the Islamic State’s costs and revenue streams with two similar organizations, Hizballah and Al Qaeda. The comparison will explain that the Islamic State’s revenue streams are not as efficient and diversified as Hizballah and Al Qaeda’s revenue streams have historically been. As a result of inefficient and unvaried revenue streams, the Islamic State will be forced to structurally change.http://jtr.st-andrews.ac.uk/articles/1287Islamic State, ISIS, terrorism, crime, Al Qaeda, Hizballah, terrorist financing |
| spellingShingle | Wes H Cooper The Dark Side of the Economy: A Comparative Analysis of the Islamic State's Revenue Streams Journal of Terrorism Research Islamic State, ISIS, terrorism, crime, Al Qaeda, Hizballah, terrorist financing |
| title | The Dark Side of the Economy: A Comparative Analysis of the Islamic State's Revenue Streams |
| title_full | The Dark Side of the Economy: A Comparative Analysis of the Islamic State's Revenue Streams |
| title_fullStr | The Dark Side of the Economy: A Comparative Analysis of the Islamic State's Revenue Streams |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Dark Side of the Economy: A Comparative Analysis of the Islamic State's Revenue Streams |
| title_short | The Dark Side of the Economy: A Comparative Analysis of the Islamic State's Revenue Streams |
| title_sort | dark side of the economy a comparative analysis of the islamic state s revenue streams |
| topic | Islamic State, ISIS, terrorism, crime, Al Qaeda, Hizballah, terrorist financing |
| url | http://jtr.st-andrews.ac.uk/articles/1287 |
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