1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458661503321

Autore

Thompson Peter G.

Titolo

Armed groups : the 21st century threat / / Peter G. Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-322-07590-5

1-4422-2654-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Disciplina

355.02/18

Soggetti

Insurgency

Special forces (Military science)

Terrorists

Security, International

International relations and terrorism

Electronic books.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Importance of the Topic; What Are "Armed Groups"?; Book Objectives; Armed Groups and International Relations Theory; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Recommended Reading; Notes; 2 Conflict in the Twenty-First Century; Interstate Conflict Decreasing; The "New War" Paradigm?; Irregular Warfare; Role of Geopolitical and Geostrategic Factors; US Participation in Intrastate Conflicts; Armed-Group Threats to the United States; Discussion Questions; Recommended Readings; Notes; 3 What Are Armed Groups?

Distinguishing Between Armed Groups and State MilitariesCommon Armed-Group Characteristics; Armed-Group Formation; Challenging the "Nonstate Actor" Label; Discussion Questions; Recommended Readings; Notes; 4 Armed-Group Archetypes; Insurgents; Terrorists; Transnational Criminal Organizations; Militias; "Commercial" Armed Groups; Evolution, "Hybridization," and the Crime-Terror Nexus; Discussion Questions; Recommended Readings; Notes; 5 Internal Characteristics; Leadership; Organization; Membership; Ideology;



Objectives; Discussion Questions; Recommended Readings; Notes

6 External CharacteristicsStrategy; Tactics; Strategic Communications; External Support; Discussion Questions; Recommended Readings; Notes; 7 Combating Armed Groups; Combating Grievances and the Environment; Military, Political, Legal, and Economic Constraints on Governments; General Countering Strategies; Combating the Armed Group; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Recommended Readings; Notes; 8 Conclusion; Armed-Group Adaptation and Evolution; Future Armed-Group Threats; Combating Armed Groups; Three Questions; Recommended Readings; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In this age of asymmetric warfare, battles are fought more and more against armed groups of opponents such as terrorists, insurgents, or transnational criminal organizations. This text is the first to categorize armed groups and analyze their characteristics in a systematic way to provide a thorough overview of all types of armed groups and the role they play in today's security environment.  Drawing on international case studies and histories, the work analyzes the objectives, strategies, and internal composition of armed groups and the environments that foster them. It demonstrates that arme



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779512303321

Autore

Lorenz Jonathan

Titolo

Genitourinary Imaging / / by: Chopra, Shailendra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Thieme, c2012

ISBN

1-60406-333-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

RadCases

Disciplina

616.6/07572

Soggetti

Genitourinary organs - Imaging

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 (p. 201-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

RadCases Genitourinary Imaging; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; RadCases Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Media Center Information; Case 1; Case 2; Case 3; Case 4; Case 5; Case 6; Case 7; Case 8; Case 9; Case 10; Case 11; Case 12; Case 13; Case 14; Case 15; Case 16; Case 17; Case 18; Case 19; Case 20; Case 21; Case 22; Case 23; Case 24; Case 25; Case 26; Case 27; Case 28; Case 29; Case 30; Case 31; Case 32; Case 33; Case 34; Case 35; Case 36; Case 37; Case 38; Case 39; Case 40; Case 41; Case 42; Case 43; Case 44; Case 45; Case 46; Case 47; Case 48; Case 49; Case 50; Case 51

Case 52Case 53; Case 54; Case 55; Case 56; Case 57; Case 58; Case 59; Case 60; Case 61; Case 62; Case 63; Case 64; Case 65; Case 66; Case 67; Case 68; Case 69; Case 70; Case 71; Case 72; Case 73; Case 74; Case 75; Case 76; Case 77; Case 78; Case 79; Case 80; Case 81; Case 82; Case 83; Case 84; Case 85; Case 86; Case 87; Case 88; Case 89; Case 90; Case 91; Case 92; Case 93; Case 94; Case 95; Case 96; Case 97; Case 98; Case 99; Case 100; Further Readings; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Genitourinary Imaging will enable you to diagnose the full range of cases involving the genitourinary system.  _x000D__x000D_Features of Genitourinary Imaging:_x000D_Nearly 400 ...