Cognitive and behavioral analysis of two forms of violence: Jihadi and ethnic gang Violence

Since the end of the Cold War, the world and international relations have changed, with traditional inter-state conflict becoming the exception rather than the norm. National and transnational tensions currently dominate the agendas of transnationally active terrorist and criminal networks, while conflicts between domestic ethnic and religious groups represent a major security concern for national governments. Consequently, ethnic gangs and jihadi groups are salient products of this fragmentation of violence. Can violence inflicted by ethnic gangs in the United States be compared to jihadi-motivated violence? If so, is there a common remedy for dealing with both types of violence?