<img src="http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/2010-2011/images/wbh-110124-pape-thumb.jpg" alt="Robert Pape photo" align="left" padding-right=30px /img>In this talk, Robert Pape presents findings from the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism demonstrating that, contrary to popular belief, religion alone motivates only a tiny minority of suicide attacks. Instead, the root cause is foreign military occupation, which triggers secular and religious people to carry out suicide attacks. From The World Beyond the Headlines series.

The World Beyond the Headlines from the University of Chicago

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"Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It"

JAN 24, 201181 MIN
The World Beyond the Headlines from the University of Chicago

"Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It"

JAN 24, 201181 MIN

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<img src="http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/2010-2011/images/wbh-110124-pape-thumb.jpg" alt="Robert Pape photo" align="left" padding-right=30px /img>In this talk, Robert Pape presents findings from the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism demonstrating that, contrary to popular belief, religion alone motivates only a tiny minority of suicide attacks. Instead, the root cause is foreign military occupation, which triggers secular and religious people to carry out suicide attacks. From The World Beyond the Headlines series.