Understanding South Asian Violent Extremist Group-group interactions

D. B. Skillicorn; F. Spezzano; V. S. Subrahmanian; M. Garber

doi:10.1109/ASONAM.2014.6921660

Understanding South Asian Violent Extremist Group-group interactions

D. B. Skillicorn
, F. Spezzano
, V. S. Subrahmanian
, M. Garber

Computer Science Department

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Abstract

The South Asian Violent Extremist Group (SAVE) dataset describes 500 interactions between 30 South Asian terrorist groups over a 20-year period. We analyze 4 types of interactions between these groups (financial, logistical, operational, and political) via 4 network-theoretic techniques: spectral decomposition and Simmelian ties in an undirected version of the network, and PageRank and betweenness centrality on directed versions of the network. We identify the major players in both the provision and the flows through this network for each type of support. Our analysis shows that the five entities most involved in providing and facilitating all forms of support are Al Qaeda, the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence Agency, the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining
Editors	Xindong Wu, Xindong Wu, Martin Ester, Guandong Xu
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	687-694
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479958771
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ASONAM.2014.6921660
State	Published - 10 Oct 2014
Event	2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2014 - Beijing, China Duration: 17 Aug 2014 → 20 Aug 2014

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Name	ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining

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Conference	2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2014
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	17/08/14 → 20/08/14

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Skillicorn, D. B., Spezzano, F., Subrahmanian, V. S., & Garber, M. (2014). Understanding South Asian Violent Extremist Group-group interactions. In X. Wu, X. Wu, M. Ester, & G. Xu (Eds.), ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (pp. 687-694). Article 6921660 (ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ASONAM.2014.6921660

Skillicorn, D. B. ; Spezzano, F. ; Subrahmanian, V. S. et al. / Understanding South Asian Violent Extremist Group-group interactions. ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining. editor / Xindong Wu ; Xindong Wu ; Martin Ester ; Guandong Xu. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. pp. 687-694 (ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining).

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Skillicorn, DB, Spezzano, F, Subrahmanian, VS & Garber, M 2014, Understanding South Asian Violent Extremist Group-group interactions. in X Wu, X Wu, M Ester & G Xu (eds), ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining., 6921660, ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 687-694, 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2014, Beijing, China, 17/08/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/ASONAM.2014.6921660

Understanding South Asian Violent Extremist Group-group interactions. / Skillicorn, D. B.; Spezzano, F.; Subrahmanian, V. S. et al.
ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining. ed. / Xindong Wu; Xindong Wu; Martin Ester; Guandong Xu. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 687-694 6921660 (ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining).

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Skillicorn DB, Spezzano F, Subrahmanian VS, Garber M. Understanding South Asian Violent Extremist Group-group interactions. In Wu X, Wu X, Ester M, Xu G, editors, ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014. p. 687-694. 6921660. (ASONAM 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining). doi: 10.1109/ASONAM.2014.6921660

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