CONTENTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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ABOUT THE GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX
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RESULTS 9 Global Terrorism Index map
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Terrorist incidents map
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Ten countries most impacted by terrorism
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Terrorism compared to other forms of violence
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TRENDS
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Changes in the patterns and characteristics of terrorist activity
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Terrorist group trends
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Foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria
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TERRORISM IN WESTERN COUNTRIES
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Lone wolf terrorism in the West
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Terrorism and the refugee crisis
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ECONOMIC COSTS OF TERRORISM
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Economic cost of government responses to terrorism
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Terrorism and economic growth
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CORRELATES & DRIVERS OF TERRORISM
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The link between political terror and terrorism
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The link between ongoing conflict and terrorism
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Why individuals become foreign fighters for violent extremists groups
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EXPERT CONTRIBUTIONS
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— Dr Christina Schori Liang, Geneva Centre for Security Policy ISIL Inc.: A portrait of a modern terrorist enterprise
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— Dr Andrew Glazzard and Raffaello Pantucci, Royal United Services Institute Extreme measures: The challenges and opportunities of measuring terrorism
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— Dr Khalid Koser and Amy E. Cunningham, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund Migration, violent extremism and terrorism: Myths and realities
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— Dr Anne Aly, Edith Cowan University Terrorism: Historical and contemporary issues
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— Georgia Holmer, United States Institute of Peace What to do when foreign fighters come home
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ANNEXES
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Annex A: GTI ranks and scores, 2015
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Annex B: 50 worst terrorist attacks in 2014
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Annex C: Global Terrorism Index methodology
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Annex D: Foreign fighters data source
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Annex E: Economic costs of terrorism methodology
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Annex F: Table of correlations 100
ENDNOTES
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GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX 2015
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