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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300492703321

Autore

Plakoudas Spyridon

Titolo

Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Turkey : The New PKK / / by Spyridon Plakoudas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-75659-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 pages)

Disciplina

323.11915970561

Soggetti

Security, International

Middle East—Politics and government

Politics and war

Peace

International relations

Terrorism

Political violence

International Security Studies

Middle Eastern Politics

Military and Defence Studies

Conflict Studies

International Relations Theory

Terrorism and Political Violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Why Study the PKK versus Turkey Conflict -- 2. The "War of the Flea" -- 3. The Kurdish “Phoenix” (2004-2012) -- 4. The "Solution Process" (2013-2015) -- 5. The Two-Fold “War on Terror” (2015-2017) -- 6. What Lies Ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

For readers of Strategy and IR and researchers on the Middle East, the intermittent war between the PKK and Turkey (1984–present) forms the ideal case study as every possible outcome (military victory, peace negotiations and stalemate) and aspect (terrorism, insurgency and civil unrest) of ethnic civil wars have manifested over the years. This



monograph offers an up-to-date analysis of an irregular conflict (2004–2017) which spilled over to neighbouring states since 2011 and continues to shape the Middle East through the lens of Strategic Studies. Spyridon Plakoudas is Assistant Professor in Strategy and IR at the American University in the Emirates and Vice President of the think tank KEDISA. .