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Terrorism was used successfully in such places as Algeria and Kenya to end colonial rule. But since then it has accomplished virtually nothing to achieve its long-range goals anywhere. In that sense, terrorism has failed. Yet terrorists persist. And that is the paradox that leads to increased bloodshed.
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Horchem, H.J. (1986). Terrorism in Western Europe. In: The Future of Political Violence. RUSI Defence Studies Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18187-2_14
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