Provocation terrorism backfires by accelerating the settlement it aims to prevent

Evidence

So it was imperative to reach a settlement before a complete breakdown of civil order occurred in Algeria. Just such an aim had indeed become a priority of the O.A.S.: to provoke a Muslim backlash by their ferocious outrages, which would in turn force French army riposte, thereby wrecking negotiations with the F.L.N. But it was a strategy that totally defeated its own ends; far from preventing negotiations, the O.A.S. terror was precipitating them and making both sides more disposed to concluding a final settlement. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1548

Categorization

• XREF: Directly parallels the anti-French-revolutionary counter-terrorist logic in Ireland and settler provocation in other colonial exits. — connects to: OAS terror backfired by accelerating rather than wrecking the peace negotiations.; Terrorism aims to provoke state repression that radicalizes the population.; Individual land grants made Muslim recipients assassination targets and backfired — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 476 (+3 more)

Related

• OAS terror backfired by accelerating rather than wrecking the peace negotiations. (similarity 0.89)
• Terrorism aims to provoke state repression that radicalizes the population. (similarity 0.86)
• O.A.S. terrorism accelerated the very European exodus it aimed to prevent (similarity 0.85)
• Revolutionary terror designed to discredit the state often backfires into sympathy for the state. (similarity 0.84)
• The O.A.S. terror campaign backfired and sped French withdrawal from Algeria. (similarity 0.79)
• The O.A.S. sabotaged peace talks by assassinating moderates and Muslims. (similarity 0.79)
• F.L.N. terrorism in France alienated even its expected leftist allies. (similarity 0.78)
• F.L.N. terrorism backfired against France more than against Algeria itself (similarity 0.78)
• Provoking state repression is the core mechanism of modern revolutionary terrorism (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• O.A.S. terrorism accelerated the very European exodus it aimed to prevent #exemplifies (0.95) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1614
• Revolutionary terror designed to discredit the state often backfires into sympathy for the state. #corroborates (0.85) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1523
• Provoking state repression is the core mechanism of modern revolutionary terrorism #complicates (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 368