TERRRORISM AND GLOBAL SECURITY: AN APPRAISAL OF ISIS, 2019-2025

OBASI, FRANCISCA CHIDERA (2026) TERRRORISM AND GLOBAL SECURITY: AN APPRAISAL OF ISIS, 2019-2025. Other thesis, GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, ENUGU.

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Abstract

Although ISIS lost its physical caliphate, it evolved from a centrally controlled proto-state into a franchise organization in cyberspace with an annual number of attacks of around 2,000-2,400 through encrypted messaging channels, crypto-currencies, and hawala networks. In Nigeria, the spinoff of ISIS called ISWAP showed that it could function independently of the military and had a parallel shadow government mechanism that collected taxes, had informal courts, and offered security services, thus highlighting the futility of kinetic counterterrorism. This study draws upon Franchise Terrorism and Resilience and State Fragility Theories and concludes that state fragility becomes a proactive element for terrorist franchises, and a multidomain strategy for mitigation of state fragility is critical to containment efforts. Keywords: Transnational Terrorism, ISIS, ISWAP, Franchise Terrorism Theory, Parallel Governance, State Fragility, Cyber Warfare, Multidomain Counterterrorism.

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: CHIBUEZE EZE
Date Deposited: 31 Jul 2026 12:16
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2026 12:16
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/6116

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