Format:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 60 p)
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28 cm
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Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Also available via the Internet
ISBN:
0833041363
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9780833041364
Series Statement:
Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper 3
Content:
To 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 provid
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Includes bibliographical references
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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 States
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The 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; Bibliography
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Also available via the Internet.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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ISBN 9780833041364
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Print version Understanding Proto-Insurgencies : RAND Counterinsurgency Study--Paper 3
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