Religious Extremism as a Cause of Armed Conflicts: Indicators and Early Warning Systems

Abstract

The main topic and focus of this article is to identify the most relevant indicators of the rise of religious extremism as an important cause of armed conflicts. A religiously motivated conflict is a relevant topic in modern security studies and research. Conflict prevention using the early-warning indicators identified in this article might be interesting for the security expert community. In the article chosen methodology is available with the recommendation to following research in the examined field.

Keywords

• Early Warning System; Extremism; Methodology; Prediction; Religious Conflict; Security Indicators.