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1 online resource (191 pages)
ISBN:
9781612347035
Inhalt:
Since the end of World War II a paradigm shift has occurred in armed conflict. Asymmetric, or fourth-generation warfareùthe challenge of nonstate belligerents to the authority and power of the stateùhas become the dominant form of conflict, while interstate conventional war has become an increasingly irrelevant instrument of statecraft. In asymmetric conflicts the enemy is often a fellow citizen with a different vision for the future of the countryùwaging war among the people, maneuvering on the borderlines between parliamentary politics, street politics, criminal activity, and combat operations. Winning Wars amongst the People analyzes the special circumstances of asymmetric conflicts in the domestic context and seeks to identify those principles that allow a democratic stateÆs security forces to meet the challenge, while at the same time obey their homelandÆs laws, protect its culture, observe its values, and maintain its liberties, traditions, and way of life. Using five detailed case studies, Peter A. Kiss explains the fundamental differences between the paradigm of conventional warfare and that of asymmetric warfare as well as the latterÆs political, social, and economic roots and main characteristics. Most important, he identifies the measures a government must take to prepare its security forces and other institutions of state for an asymmetric conflict.
Inhalt:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface: A Gap to Fill -- Part 1. A Paradigm Shift in Warfare -- 1. Intrastate Conflict The New Security Challenge -- 2. A New Paradigm of War: Generations in Warfare and Wars amongst the People -- 3. Roots of the Paradigm Shift: Social, Political, and Economic Developments -- Part 2. The Cases -- 4. Rhodesia, 1962-1980: Tactical Success, Operational, Strategic, and Political Failure -- 5. Punjab, 1980-1994: A Counterinsurgency Model for Europe -- 6. Kosovo, 1996-1999: A Spectacular Success of Asymmetric Warfare -- 7. France, 2005: The First Act of a Religious and Ethnic Insurgency -- Part 3. Preparing for Future Conflict -- 8. The Nature of the Challenge: General Characteristics of Asymmetric Conflicts -- 9. Hungary, 2014 and After: Preparations to Meet the Challenge -- Conclusion: The Price of Failure -- Notes -- Selected Sources -- Index.
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ISBN 9781612347004
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781612347004
Sprache:
Englisch
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