Separatism and Jihadism: Interaction in the Context of Terrorist Activity

According to the well-known concept of consequential waves terrorism, proposed by American researcher David C. Rapoport, since 1979, world has encountered a wave religious terrorism. Religiously motivated terrorists are most dangerous and cruel who continue lead world. All four terrorist groups responsible for 55 per cent total deaths in 2019 jihadists (Global Terrorism Index 2020). The Taliban, Boko Haram, ISIL, Al-Shabaab all fight establishment their own quasi-state entities within borders existent sovereign states. This political objective associates with another ideological movement – separatist-terrorists Rapoport’s model. Despite apparent distinctions foundations agendas, these two movements similar struggle self-determination In this article, we use data from Global Database compare how objectives influence each other area activity. Having analysed reviewed information about 3,617 organisations that committed at least one attack 1970 2018, check jihadist separatist-terrorist activities were interrelated interrelation manifested itself different countries.