Trends in outside support for insurgent movements / / Daniel Byman ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (163 p.)
• Disciplina: 322.4/2
• Soggetto topico: Insurgency; World politics - 1989-
• Altri autori: BymanDaniel <1967->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: PREFACE; FIGURE; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS AN INSURGENCY?; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; Chapter Two STATE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES; STATE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES IN THE 1990's: AN OVERVIEW; WHERE STATE SUPPORT OCCURS; STATE SUPPORTERS AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; THE BENEFITS OF STATE SUPPORT; MOTIVATIONS OF STATE SUPPORTERS; Chapter Three DIASPORA SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES; THE LTTE AND THE TAMIL DIASPORA; MOTIVATIONS FOR DIASPORA SUPPORT; WHY HOST GOVERNMENTS DO NOT BLOCK DIASPORA SUPPORT; THE LIMITED RANGE OF DIASPORA SUPPORT ; Chapter Four REFUGEE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES THE TALIBAN AND AFGHANISTAN'S REFUGEES; REFUGEE MOTIVATIONS; THE LIMITED RANGE OF REFUGEE SUPPORT; Chapter Five OTHER NON-STATE SUPPORTERS OF INSURGENCIES; LIBERIA AND THE CREATION OF THE RUF; THE IMPACT OF NPFL EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES; RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS; WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS; AID AGENCIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS; LIMITS TO SUPPORT; Chapter Six ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL SUPPORT; INSURGENT REQUIREMENTS; CRITICAL FORMS OF SUPPORT; VALUABLE FORMS OF SUPPORT; MINOR FORMS OF SUPPORT; THE COSTS OF EXTERNAL SUPPORT ; Chapter Seven IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF INSURGENCYMOVING BEYOND THE COLD WAR; DISTINGUISHING AMONG INSURGENCY STAGES; THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSIVE SUPPORT; FINAL WORDS; Appendix A OUTSIDE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES (1991-2000); Appendix B THE LTTE's MILITARY-RELATED PROCUREMENT; REFERENCES
• Sommario/riassunto: This report assesses post-Cold War trends in external support for insurgent movements. It describes the frequency that states, diasporas, refugees, and other non-state actors back guerrilla movements. It also assesses the motivations of these actors and which types of support matter most.
• Titolo autorizzato: Trends in outside support for insurgent movements
• ISBN: 1-282-28289-1; 9786612282898; 0-8330-3232-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220110503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II