RAWA, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By applying post-doctoral-level economic analysis, I aim to mathematically and objectively demonstrate that jihadist activity drives countries into technological regression, potentially devolving entire societies to a level of development comparable to the year 1890, given a long enough time horizon. Using internationally recognized metrics for technological advancement, extremist-controlled territories demonstrate consistent patterns of regression across all major categories. Adult literacy rates remain well below global averages, with Afghanistan at forty-three percent compared to a global average of eighty-six percent. Primary enrollment rates have declined significantly in all examined territories, while secondary and tertiary enrollment have collapsed entirely in many areas. Scientific output from extremist-controlled regions approaches zero. No meaningful peer-reviewed publications emerge from these territories, patent…
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