The Terrorist Designation Dataset (TDD) traces armed groups across four counterterrorism designation regimes: the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations list, the EU Common Position, the UN 1267 ISIL/Al-Qaida Sanctions regime, and the EU list implementing it. It contains 267 observations across 118 unique armed groups, with 48 groups appearing in more than one regime. Data were compiled by Reem Arif from official sources and cross-checked against OpenSanctions, with a codebook version dated March 2026.
Use Cases
- Cross-regime analysis of armed group designations based on the four listed sanctions regimes.
- Network analysis of groups designated by multiple regimes based on the provided Group_ID.
- Policy research on the consistency and scope of international counterterrorism sanctions.
Strengths
- Contains 267 observations across 118 unique armed groups, providing a specific scope for analysis.
- Data is compiled from official regime websites, UN press releases, and EU Official Journals, suggesting a primary-source foundation.
- Includes a numerical Group_ID to facilitate cross-regime tracing of the 48 groups appearing in more than one list.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific analytical needs.
Provenance
- Source
- Official regime websites, UN press releases, EU Official Journal Council Decisions, and the OpenSanctions platform.
- Collection Method
- Data were scraped using R and cross-checked.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-29 11:34:08; freshness should be verified.