Subversion and insurgency [[electronic resource] /] / William Rosenau

• Autore: Rosenau William
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (33 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.12
• Soggetto topico: Insurgency; Subversive activities; Counterinsurgency
• Note generali: "National Defense Research Institute."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-24).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgments; Subversion and Insurgency1; Introduction; Defining Subversion; Forms of Subversion; Case Studies in Subversion; Preliminary Policy Recommendations; Civil Liberties and Countersubversion; Conclusion; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have generated intense interest in counterinsurgency within the U.S. armed forces, the intelligence community, the State Department, and the Department of Defense. However, subversion-a critical part of the repertoire of many insurgent groups-remains a neglected subject. This paper presents a set of case studies to explore the elements of subversion in-depth. It discusses preliminary ideas for combating subversive activities in the context of the "long war" against violent Islamist extremism and concludes with a discussion of how American support for count
• Titolo autorizzato: Subversion and insurgency
• ISBN: 1-281-18121-8; 9786611181215; 0-8330-4281-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220106103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; ; OP-172-OSD.; Rand counterinsurgency study ; ; v. 2.