LEADER 04238nam 2200685 450 001 9910458661503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-322-07590-5 010 $a1-4422-2654-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001345813 035 $a(EBL)1771146 035 $a(OCoLC)889943253 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001334314 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12603915 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001334314 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11394087 035 $a(PQKB)10778443 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1771146 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1771146 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10915449 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL638841 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001345813 100 $a20140910h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aArmed groups $ethe 21st century threat /$fPeter G. Thompson 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (247 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-2653-6 311 $a1-4422-2652-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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? 327 $aDistinguishing 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 327 $a6 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 330 $aIn 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 606 $aInsurgency 606 $aSpecial forces (Military science) 606 $aTerrorists 606 $aSecurity, International 606 $aInternational relations and terrorism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInsurgency. 615 0$aSpecial forces (Military science) 615 0$aTerrorists. 615 0$aSecurity, International. 615 0$aInternational relations and terrorism. 676 $a355.02/18 700 $aThompson$b Peter G.$0952543 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458661503321 996 $aArmed groups$92153428 997 $aUNINA