03583nam 22007454a 450 991022008230332120200520144314.01-281-18122-697866111812220-8330-4282-3(CKB)1000000000481461(EBL)322562(OCoLC)476120072(SSID)ssj0000264605(PQKBManifestationID)11203880(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264605(PQKBWorkID)10292034(PQKB)10229361(Au-PeEL)EBL322562(CaPaEBR)ebr10225479(OCoLC)174124015(Au-PeEL)EBL4969949(CaONFJC)MIL118122(OCoLC)1027146936(MiAaPQ)EBC322562(MiAaPQ)EBC4969949(oapen)doab114682(EXLCZ)99100000000048146120070817d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding proto-insurgencies /Daniel Byman1st ed.Santa Monica, CA Rand Corp.20071 online resource (75 p.)Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ;3Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ;OP-178Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-4136-3 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Terrorism, Insurgency, and Proto-Insurgency; Chapter Three - The Role of Violence; Chapter Four - The Proto-Insurgent's Tasks; Identity Creation; Finding an Appealing Cause; The Role of Social Services; Relations with Rivals; Hiding and Sanctuary; The Role of Outside Support; Chapter Five - The Role of the State; When Does Control Work?; Chapter Six - Defeating Proto-Insurgencies; General Recommendations for Defeating Proto-Insurgencies; Recommendations for the United StatesThe Risks of SuccessFinal Thoughts; Appendix A - Three Cases of Proto-Insurgent Success and Failure; Appendix B - Applying the Proto-Insurgency Concept to Saudi Arabia Today; Appendix C - Proto-Insurgency Indicators; BibliographyTo gain the size and capabilities of an insurgency, a would-be insurgent movement must create a politically relevant identity; it must espouse a cause that is popular beyond the group; it must gain dominance over rival organizations; and it must find a sanctuary that provides respite from police, intelligence, and military services. Violence is instrumental in all the tasks proto-insurgencies seek to accomplish. However, violence can also backfire on them, since few people support it. Support from outside states offers numerous advantages to groups seeking to become insurgencies. It can providRand counterinsurgency study.Paper ;3.Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ;OP-178.CounterinsurgencyInsurgencyTerrorismPreventionUnited StatesForeign relationsUnited StatesInfluenceCounterinsurgency.Insurgency.TerrorismPrevention.355.02/18Byman Daniel1967-720316MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220082303321Understanding proto-insurgencies2455056UNINA