Political Assassinations
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Published Date: 11 July 2021; Latest Update of Scientific Literature: 12 March 2026
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Rozen-Bakher, Z., Political Assassination, Global Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 11 July 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/forum/2021/07/11/political-assassination
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Is the Political Assassination done by Internal Players or by External Players?
Do we need to refer to Political Assassination in a Democracy as a Coup in order to Transform the Regime in terms of Internal Public Policy, Foreign Policy and Geopolitical Interests?
How Do Political Assassinations Impact Geopolitical Stability?
Global prosperity is determined first and foremost by geopolitical stability.
Political assassination in a country undermines political stability, but it also could undermine regional stability and even geopolitical stability.
A coup is carried out by a military force in order to oust the current regime by taking control of the country's affairs, while a political assassination is carried out by political players, either internal or external, in order to oust the leader, so the outcome in both cases is a regime transformation.
In spite of that, the literature refers to a coup as a 'regime transformation', while it refers to political assassination, especially in a democracy, as a 'security fault' or as an extremist hate crime, despite that it leads de-facto to a regime transformation, even if the democracy remains, because any political leader has a different political agenda that transforms the regime in terms of policy and international relations, such as the dramatic change in the Israeli policy under Rabin before his assassination versus under Netanyahu after the assassination of Rabin.
Relevant Items From the Research of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Look for Political Assassinations under Absolute Monarchy and Military Regime. Rozen-Bakher, Z. (2021). A Regime Type as a Location Factor of FDI: Democracy, Communism, Absolute Monarchy, Religious Regime, and Military Regime. Unpublished Research Paper, PD5. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/unpublished-research-papers/pd5
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Political Assassination via Drones: A Change in the ‘Rules of Game’, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 03 May 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/03/05/2023/1603
Rozen-Bakher, Z., Japan: Risk for Regime Transformation, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 17 April 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/17/04/2023/0925
Rozen-Bakher, Z., King of Jordan: Not for Long?, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 14 April 2024, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/14/04/2024/1539
Look for previous attempts to remove Maduro via Political Assassinations. Rozen-Bakher, Z., Did Trump kidnap President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro and his Wife due to Drug Trafficking or for Venezuelan Oil?, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 07 January 2026, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/07/01/2026/0542
From the Scientific Literature: Research Papers and Research Books
Causes and electoral consequences of political assassinations: The role of organized crime in Mexico Gutiérrez-Romero, R., & Iturbe, N. (2024). Causes and electoral consequences of political assassinations: The role of organized crime in Mexico. Political Geography, 115, 103206.
Perennial Fears, Novel Responses: The Unification Church in Japan after the Abe Assassination McLaughlin, L. (2025). Perennial Fears, Novel Responses: The Unification Church in Japan after the Abe Assassination. In Japan Decides 2024: The Japanese General Election (pp. 237-255). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Crime of the century: the Kennedy assassination from a historian's perspective Kurtz, M. L. (2025). Crime of the century: the Kennedy assassination from a historian's perspective. University of Tennessee Press.
The Abe assassination and Japan's nexus of religion and politics McLaughlin, L. (2023). The Abe assassination and Japan’s nexus of religion and politics. Current History, 122(845), 209-216.
Coming to terms with the (post-) colonial past in Belgium: The inquiry into the assassination of Patrice Lumumba Verbeeck, G. (2024). Coming to terms with the (post-) colonial past in Belgium: The inquiry into the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. In Contemporary history on trial (pp. 46-61). Manchester University Press.
State-directed political assassination in Israel: A political hypothesis Gazit, N., & Brym, R. J. (2011). State-directed political assassination in Israel: a political hypothesis. International Sociology, 26(6), 862-877.
The Rabin Assassination as a Turning Point in Israel's History Rabinovich, I. (2018). The Rabin Assassination as a Turning Point in Israel's History. Israel Studies, 23(3), 25-29.
The Political Consequences of Assassination Iqbal, Z., & Zorn, C. (2008). The political consequences of assassination. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 52(3), 385-400.
Assassination of political leaders: The role of social conflict Serban, A., Yammarino, F. J., Sotak, K. L., Banoeng-Yakubo, J., Mushore, A. B., Hao, C., ... & Mumford, M. D. (2018). Assassination of political leaders: The role of social conflict. The Leadership Quarterly, 29(4), 457-475.
Political Discretion and Antitrust Policy: Evidence from the Assassination of President McKinle Baker, R. B., Frydman, C., & Hilt, E. (2018). Political discretion and antitrust policy: Evidence from the assassination of President McKinley (No. w25237). National Bureau of Economic Research.
The Unique and Misunderstood Wound Ballistics in the John F. Kennedy Assassination Haag, Lucien C. BS. The Unique and Misunderstood Wound Ballistics in the John F. Kennedy Assassination. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 40(4):p 336-346, December 2019.
Sniper Target Tracking Analysis of John F. Kennedy Assassination Nalli, N. R. (2018). Sniper Target Tracking Analysis of John F. Kennedy Assassination. J Assoc Crime Scene Reconstr, 22, 11-21.
Murder, Inc.: The CIA under John F. Kennedy Johnston, J. H. (2019). Murder, Inc.: The CIA under John F. Kennedy. U of Nebraska Press.
The assassination of Europe, 1918-1942: a political history Sachar, H. M. (2014). The assassination of Europe, 1918-1942: a political history. University of Toronto Press.
State-Sponsored Assassination in International and Domestic Law Schmitt, M. N. (1992). State-sponsored assassination in international and domestic Law. Yale J. Int'l L., 17, 609.
The Assassination of Lumumba De Witte, L. (2002). The assassination of Lumumba. Verso.
