Letter from the Editor

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Dear Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict Readers: Welcome to the fifteenth volume, second issue of Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide. This issue features several articles that provide innovative methodological and analytic perspectives from a range of disciplines: Mathematical approaches and statistical analyses that speak to measures of activism and radicalism, along with global and regional statistical models of the drivers of terrorism. Additionally, we have a paper that focuses on empirical analyses of the impacts of unmanned aerial vehicle based attacks, and another that dives deep into the relationship between mental health, psychological resilience, and involvement in terrorism. Taken together, these five papers provide a breadth and depth that our readers and authors expect and appreciate. The work that goes into the research and writing process, along with the rigor and quality of the peer review process, makes this all possible. Special thanks to those authors who choose to publish with DAC, and to the reviewers and valued members of the editorial board whose support are critical to the continued success of the journal. As always to you, the reader, thank you! – Anthony F. Lemieux, Editor, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict Journal