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Decision Making in Using Assassinations in International Relations
Author(s) -
Schilling Warner R.,
Schilling Jonathan L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
political science quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1538-165X
pISSN - 0032-3195
DOI - 10.1002/polq.12487
Subject(s) - successor cardinal , political science , terrorism , foreign policy , norm (philosophy) , political economy , law , law and economics , sociology , politics , mathematical analysis , mathematics
ASSASSINATIONS UNDERTAKEN FOR FOREIGN POLICY reasons can have dramatic consequences, as the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand a little over a hundred years ago illustrates. In recent years, there has been increased scholarly interest regarding states engaging in assassination. Attention has focused on Israel’s “targeted killing” campaign, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the U.S. drone strike campaign against al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan and elsewhere. Much of the literature on these assassinations has focused on whether removing top leaders of terrorist organizations actually diminishes their future capabilities. But there has