Subversion and insurgency

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...

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Autor principal: Rosenau, William (-)
Autor Corporativo: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand c2007.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-172-OSD.
Rand counterinsurgency study ; v. 2.
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Sumario: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
Notas:"National Defense Research Institute."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (33 p.)
Also available electronically via World Wide Web
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-24).
ISBN:9781281181213
9786611181215
9780833042811