How insurgencies end

RAND studied 89 modern insurgency cases to test conventional understanding about how insurgencies end. Findings relevant to policymakers and analysts include that modern insurgencies last about ten years; withdrawal of state support cripples insurgencies; civil defense forces are useful for both sid...

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Main Author: Connable, Ben (-)
Other Authors: Libicki, Martin C.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND c2010.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426450206719
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Summary:RAND studied 89 modern insurgency cases to test conventional understanding about how insurgencies end. Findings relevant to policymakers and analysts include that modern insurgencies last about ten years; withdrawal of state support cripples insurgencies; civil defense forces are useful for both sides; pseudodemocracies fare poorly against insurgents; and governments win more often in the long run.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (268 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-244).
ISBN:9781282797246
9786612797248
9780833049834