Amateur soldiers, global wars [[electronic resource] ] : insurgency and modern conflict / / Michael C. Fowler |
Autore | Fowler Michael C. <1965-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/18 |
Soggetto topico |
Counterinsurgency
Soldiers Terrorists War Security, International Insurgency |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-40990-5
9786612409905 0-313-06893-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455170003321 |
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Amateur soldiers, global wars [[electronic resource] ] : insurgency and modern conflict / / Michael C. Fowler |
Autore | Fowler Michael C. <1965-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/18 |
Soggetto topico |
Counterinsurgency
Soldiers Terrorists War Security, International Insurgency |
ISBN |
1-282-40990-5
9786612409905 0-313-06893-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778426603321 |
Fowler Michael C. <1965->
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Armed groups : the 21st century threat / / Peter G. Thompson |
Autore | Thompson Peter G. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/18 |
Soggetto topico |
Insurgency
Special forces (Military science) Terrorists Security, International International relations and terrorism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-322-07590-5
1-4422-2654-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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?
Distinguishing 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 6 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458661503321 |
Thompson Peter G.
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Armed groups : the 21st century threat / / Peter G. Thompson |
Autore | Thompson Peter G. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/18 |
Soggetto topico |
Insurgency
Special forces (Military science) Terrorists Security, International International relations and terrorism |
ISBN |
1-322-07590-5
1-4422-2654-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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?
Distinguishing 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 6 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791297103321 |
Thompson Peter G.
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Armed groups : the 21st century threat / / Peter G. Thompson |
Autore | Thompson Peter G. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/18 |
Soggetto topico |
Insurgency
Special forces (Military science) Terrorists Security, International International relations and terrorism |
ISBN |
1-322-07590-5
1-4422-2654-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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?
Distinguishing 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 6 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811434003321 |
Thompson Peter G.
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Armed groups : studies in national security, counterterrorism, and counterinsurgency / / Jeffrey H. Norwitz, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newport, Rhode Island : , : United States Naval War College, , [2008?] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (502 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/18 |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism
Terrorism - Prevention Terrorists Political violence Guerrilla warfare Counterinsurgency |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-935352-26-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword / Admiral Stansfield Turner -- Introduction / Jeffrry H. Norvitz -- History and Armed Groups -- Pirates, Vikings, and Teutonic Knights / Peter T. Underwood -- The Italian Red Brigades (1969-1984): Political Revolution and Threats to the State / Paul J. Smith -- Armed Conflict in Cambodia and the UN Response / Carole Garrison -- Armed Groups and Diplomacy: East Timor's FRETILIN Guerrillas / Gene Christy -- Adapting to a Changing Environment-The Irish Republican Army as an Armed Group / Timothy D. Hoyt -- Pseudo Operations - A Double-Edged Sword of Counterinsurgency / Theodore L. Gatchel -- Present Context and Environment -- The Threat to the Maritime Domain: How Real Is the Terrorist Threat? / Rohan Gunaratna -- Armed Groups and the Law / Craig H. Allen -- Globalization and the Transformation of Armed Groups / Querine H. Hanlon -- Is It Possible to Deter Armed Groups? / Yosef Kuperwasser / Sanctuary: The Geopolitics of Terrorism and Insurgency / Mackubin Thomas Owens -- Small Wars Are Local: Debunking Current Assumptions about Countering Small Armed Groups / Peter Curry -- Piracy and the Exploitation of Sanctuary / Maltin N. Murphy -- Domestic Terrorism: Forgotten, But Not Gone / Edward J. Valla and Gregory Comcowich -- The Threat of Armed Street Gangs in America / Edward J. Maggio -- Prosecuting Homegrown Extremists: Case Study of the Virginia "Paintball Jihad" Cell / Steven Emerson -- Religion as Inspiration -- Armed with the Power of Religion: Not Just a War of Ideas / Pauletta Otis -- Arming for Armageddon: Myths and Motivations of Violence in American Christian Apocalypticism / Timothy J. Demy -- Glory in Defeat and Other Islamist Ideologies / Mehrdad Mozayyan -- Thinking Differently about Armed Groups -- The Erosion of Constraints in Armed-Group Warfare: Bloody Tactics and Vulnerable Targets / Andrea J. Dew -- Knowledge Transfer and Shared Learning among Armed Groups / James J. F. Forest -- The "Memory of War": Tribes and the Legitimate Use of Force in Iraq / Montgomery McFate -- Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? Tyrant or Guardian? / Derek S. Reveron and Jeffrey Stevenson Murer -- Disrupting and Influencing Leaders of Armed Groups / Elena Mastors and Jeffrey H. Norwitz -- Armed Groups through the Lens of Anthropology / David W. Kriebel -- The Shape of Things to Come -- Children on the Battlefield: The Breakdown of Moral Norms / P. W. Singer -- The "New Silk Road" of Terrorism and Organized Crime: The Key to Countering the Terror-Crime Nexus / Russell D. Howard and Colleen M. Traughber -- Shari'a Financing and the Corning Ummah / Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen -- Terrorism as an International Security Problem / Martha Crenshaw -- Takin' It to the Streets: Hydra Networks, Chaos Strategies, and the "New" Asymmetry / P. H. Liotta -- Virtual Sanctuary Enables Global Insurgency / Richard Shultz -- Armed Groups: Changing the Rules / T. X. Hammes -- Appendix: United Nations Guidelines on Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups / United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453673603321 |
Newport, Rhode Island : , : United States Naval War College, , [2008?] | ||
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Armed groups : studies in national security, counterterrorism, and counterinsurgency / / Jeffrey H. Norwitz, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newport, Rhode Island : , : United States Naval War College, , [2008?] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (502 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/18 |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism
Terrorism - Prevention Terrorists Political violence Guerrilla warfare Counterinsurgency |
ISBN | 1-935352-26-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword / Admiral Stansfield Turner -- Introduction / Jeffrry H. Norvitz -- History and Armed Groups -- Pirates, Vikings, and Teutonic Knights / Peter T. Underwood -- The Italian Red Brigades (1969-1984): Political Revolution and Threats to the State / Paul J. Smith -- Armed Conflict in Cambodia and the UN Response / Carole Garrison -- Armed Groups and Diplomacy: East Timor's FRETILIN Guerrillas / Gene Christy -- Adapting to a Changing Environment-The Irish Republican Army as an Armed Group / Timothy D. Hoyt -- Pseudo Operations - A Double-Edged Sword of Counterinsurgency / Theodore L. Gatchel -- Present Context and Environment -- The Threat to the Maritime Domain: How Real Is the Terrorist Threat? / Rohan Gunaratna -- Armed Groups and the Law / Craig H. Allen -- Globalization and the Transformation of Armed Groups / Querine H. Hanlon -- Is It Possible to Deter Armed Groups? / Yosef Kuperwasser / Sanctuary: The Geopolitics of Terrorism and Insurgency / Mackubin Thomas Owens -- Small Wars Are Local: Debunking Current Assumptions about Countering Small Armed Groups / Peter Curry -- Piracy and the Exploitation of Sanctuary / Maltin N. Murphy -- Domestic Terrorism: Forgotten, But Not Gone / Edward J. Valla and Gregory Comcowich -- The Threat of Armed Street Gangs in America / Edward J. Maggio -- Prosecuting Homegrown Extremists: Case Study of the Virginia "Paintball Jihad" Cell / Steven Emerson -- Religion as Inspiration -- Armed with the Power of Religion: Not Just a War of Ideas / Pauletta Otis -- Arming for Armageddon: Myths and Motivations of Violence in American Christian Apocalypticism / Timothy J. Demy -- Glory in Defeat and Other Islamist Ideologies / Mehrdad Mozayyan -- Thinking Differently about Armed Groups -- The Erosion of Constraints in Armed-Group Warfare: Bloody Tactics and Vulnerable Targets / Andrea J. Dew -- Knowledge Transfer and Shared Learning among Armed Groups / James J. F. Forest -- The "Memory of War": Tribes and the Legitimate Use of Force in Iraq / Montgomery McFate -- Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? Tyrant or Guardian? / Derek S. Reveron and Jeffrey Stevenson Murer -- Disrupting and Influencing Leaders of Armed Groups / Elena Mastors and Jeffrey H. Norwitz -- Armed Groups through the Lens of Anthropology / David W. Kriebel -- The Shape of Things to Come -- Children on the Battlefield: The Breakdown of Moral Norms / P. W. Singer -- The "New Silk Road" of Terrorism and Organized Crime: The Key to Countering the Terror-Crime Nexus / Russell D. Howard and Colleen M. Traughber -- Shari'a Financing and the Corning Ummah / Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen -- Terrorism as an International Security Problem / Martha Crenshaw -- Takin' It to the Streets: Hydra Networks, Chaos Strategies, and the "New" Asymmetry / P. H. Liotta -- Virtual Sanctuary Enables Global Insurgency / Richard Shultz -- Armed Groups: Changing the Rules / T. X. Hammes -- Appendix: United Nations Guidelines on Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups / United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790798203321 |
Newport, Rhode Island : , : United States Naval War College, , [2008?] | ||
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Armed groups : studies in national security, counterterrorism, and counterinsurgency / / Jeffrey H. Norwitz, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newport, Rhode Island : , : United States Naval War College, , [2008?] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (502 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/18 |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism
Terrorism - Prevention Terrorists Political violence Guerrilla warfare Counterinsurgency |
ISBN | 1-935352-26-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword / Admiral Stansfield Turner -- Introduction / Jeffrry H. Norvitz -- History and Armed Groups -- Pirates, Vikings, and Teutonic Knights / Peter T. Underwood -- The Italian Red Brigades (1969-1984): Political Revolution and Threats to the State / Paul J. Smith -- Armed Conflict in Cambodia and the UN Response / Carole Garrison -- Armed Groups and Diplomacy: East Timor's FRETILIN Guerrillas / Gene Christy -- Adapting to a Changing Environment-The Irish Republican Army as an Armed Group / Timothy D. Hoyt -- Pseudo Operations - A Double-Edged Sword of Counterinsurgency / Theodore L. Gatchel -- Present Context and Environment -- The Threat to the Maritime Domain: How Real Is the Terrorist Threat? / Rohan Gunaratna -- Armed Groups and the Law / Craig H. Allen -- Globalization and the Transformation of Armed Groups / Querine H. Hanlon -- Is It Possible to Deter Armed Groups? / Yosef Kuperwasser / Sanctuary: The Geopolitics of Terrorism and Insurgency / Mackubin Thomas Owens -- Small Wars Are Local: Debunking Current Assumptions about Countering Small Armed Groups / Peter Curry -- Piracy and the Exploitation of Sanctuary / Maltin N. Murphy -- Domestic Terrorism: Forgotten, But Not Gone / Edward J. Valla and Gregory Comcowich -- The Threat of Armed Street Gangs in America / Edward J. Maggio -- Prosecuting Homegrown Extremists: Case Study of the Virginia "Paintball Jihad" Cell / Steven Emerson -- Religion as Inspiration -- Armed with the Power of Religion: Not Just a War of Ideas / Pauletta Otis -- Arming for Armageddon: Myths and Motivations of Violence in American Christian Apocalypticism / Timothy J. Demy -- Glory in Defeat and Other Islamist Ideologies / Mehrdad Mozayyan -- Thinking Differently about Armed Groups -- The Erosion of Constraints in Armed-Group Warfare: Bloody Tactics and Vulnerable Targets / Andrea J. Dew -- Knowledge Transfer and Shared Learning among Armed Groups / James J. F. Forest -- The "Memory of War": Tribes and the Legitimate Use of Force in Iraq / Montgomery McFate -- Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? Tyrant or Guardian? / Derek S. Reveron and Jeffrey Stevenson Murer -- Disrupting and Influencing Leaders of Armed Groups / Elena Mastors and Jeffrey H. Norwitz -- Armed Groups through the Lens of Anthropology / David W. Kriebel -- The Shape of Things to Come -- Children on the Battlefield: The Breakdown of Moral Norms / P. W. Singer -- The "New Silk Road" of Terrorism and Organized Crime: The Key to Countering the Terror-Crime Nexus / Russell D. Howard and Colleen M. Traughber -- Shari'a Financing and the Corning Ummah / Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen -- Terrorism as an International Security Problem / Martha Crenshaw -- Takin' It to the Streets: Hydra Networks, Chaos Strategies, and the "New" Asymmetry / P. H. Liotta -- Virtual Sanctuary Enables Global Insurgency / Richard Shultz -- Armed Groups: Changing the Rules / T. X. Hammes -- Appendix: United Nations Guidelines on Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups / United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818835703321 |
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Assessing freedom of movement for counterinsurgency campaigns |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Rand, 2012 |
Disciplina | 355.02/18 |
Soggetto topico |
Counterinsurgency - Afghanistan
Freedom of movement - Afghanistan Military & Naval Science Law, Politics & Government Military Science - General |
ISBN | 0-8330-7777-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219976503321 |
[Place of publication not identified], : Rand, 2012 | ||
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Byting back : regaining information superiority against 21st-century insurgents / / Martin C. Libicki ... [et al.] ; prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corporation, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina |
322.4
355.02/18 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LibickiMartin C |
Collana | Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper |
Soggetto topico |
Insurgency
Iraq War, 2003-2011 Afghan War, 2001-2021 Military art and science - United States |
ISBN |
1-281-18127-7
9786611181277 0-8330-4288-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - The Influence of User Requirements; Chapter Three - The Registry-Census; Chapter Four - A Well-Wired Country; Chapter Five - Embedded Video; Chapter Six - A National Wiki; Chapter Seven - The Principles of ICON; Chapter Eight - Implications and Implementation; Appendix - Disaggregated Information Requirements; Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219987103321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corporation, 2007 | ||
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