Comparative analysis of Daesh* and “Azov”**: methods and ideology
Journal: Pathways to Peace and Security
Year: 2024

A comparison of Daesh (“Islamic State in Iraq and Syria”) and Azov Battalion – and violent Salafist–jihadist and white suprematist/ultranationalist extremism in general – may seem non-trivial, as they are not typically paired in the mainstream research or expert analysis. However, it provides an interesting angle for exploring not only potential parallels and similarities, but also divergences between them. The two terrorist organisations – Daesh and “Azov” – have been selected as some of the mo