Modern terrorists exploit media coverage to cast states as inadequate opponents

Evidence

According to Latif (2024a, b, c, d, e, f), the contemporary terrorist has been ready to use the media to portray the government as an inadequate opponent. — Muhammad Asad Latif, The Identity of Religion Always Comes Up, 16

Categorization

• QUESTION: What exactly does ‘portray the government as an inadequate opponent’ mean operationally — a framing strategy, a legitimacy contest? Worth chasing the underlying Latif work.