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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220110503321

Titolo

Trends in outside support for insurgent movements / / Daniel Byman ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2001

ISBN

1-282-28289-1

9786612282898

0-8330-3232-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BymanDaniel <1967->

Disciplina

322.4/2

Soggetti

Insurgency

World politics - 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE; FIGURE; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS AN INSURGENCY?; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; Chapter Two STATE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES; STATE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES IN THE 1990's: AN OVERVIEW; WHERE STATE SUPPORT OCCURS; STATE SUPPORTERS AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; THE BENEFITS OF STATE SUPPORT; MOTIVATIONS OF STATE SUPPORTERS; Chapter Three DIASPORA SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES; THE LTTE AND THE TAMIL DIASPORA; MOTIVATIONS FOR DIASPORA SUPPORT; WHY HOST GOVERNMENTS DO NOT BLOCK DIASPORA SUPPORT; THE LIMITED RANGE OF DIASPORA SUPPORT

Chapter Four REFUGEE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES THE TALIBAN AND AFGHANISTAN'S REFUGEES; REFUGEE MOTIVATIONS; THE LIMITED RANGE OF REFUGEE SUPPORT; Chapter Five OTHER NON-STATE SUPPORTERS OF INSURGENCIES; LIBERIA AND THE CREATION OF THE RUF; THE IMPACT OF NPFL EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES; RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS; WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS; AID AGENCIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS; LIMITS TO SUPPORT; Chapter Six ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL SUPPORT; INSURGENT REQUIREMENTS; CRITICAL FORMS OF SUPPORT; VALUABLE FORMS OF SUPPORT; MINOR FORMS OF SUPPORT; THE COSTS OF EXTERNAL SUPPORT



Chapter Seven IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF INSURGENCYMOVING BEYOND THE COLD WAR; DISTINGUISHING AMONG INSURGENCY STAGES; THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSIVE SUPPORT; FINAL WORDS; Appendix A OUTSIDE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES (1991-2000); Appendix B THE LTTE's MILITARY-RELATED PROCUREMENT; REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

This report assesses post-Cold War trends in external support for insurgent movements. It describes the frequency that states, diasporas, refugees, and other non-state actors back guerrilla movements. It also assesses the motivations of these actors and which types of support matter most.