Does Provocation Work? A Case Study Comparison of the ETA, LTTE, and Hamas

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Brief Overview

This paper tests the logic of provocation using a case study comparison of the Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) in Spain and France, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Israel-Palestine.

Author

• Jayme Schlesinger, Rutgers University