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UNINA9910790079803321 |
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Autore |
Clarke Ryan |
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Crime-terror nexus in South Asia : states, security, and non-state actors / / Ryan Clarke |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-73969-6 |
1-283-10342-7 |
9786613103420 |
1-136-73970-X |
0-203-81894-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism - Pakistan |
Terrorism - South Asia |
Crime - Pakistan |
Crime - South Asia |
Security, International - South Asia |
National security - South Asia |
Non-state actors (International relations) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Crime-Terror Nexus in South Asia, States, security and non-stateactors; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Analysis of current research; 2 Misgovernance and proxy warfare in Kashmir: laying the groundwork for the crime-terror nexus; 3 The crime-terror nexus and Chinese arms in Indian-Held Kashmir; 4 Lashkar-i-Taiba: the fallacy of subservient proxies and the future of Islamist terrorism in India; 5 LeT and D-Company in Pakistan: selective justice, sectarianism and artifi cial distinctions |
6 Breakdown of order in FATA: driven by the Pakistani Taliban and Al-Qaeda but ideologically underwritten by LeT7 The Pakistani economy: imbalances and contradictions, incomplete Islamization and D-Company as a strategic asset; Concluding thoughts; Key policy points; |
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Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the crime-terror nexus in South Asia, focusing in particular on the activities of non-state actors that operate out of Pakistan, and challenges the conventional wisdom that the Pakistan Taleban (TTP) and Al-Qaeda are Pakistan's most serious security threats.Much research has focused on the policies of India and Pakistan towards Kashmir. But surprisingly little attention has been paid to several notable Pakistan-based non-state actors who are increasingly operating on their own, and who have the potential to greatly inhibit, if not derail, the peace process t |
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