Understanding proto-insurgencies / Daniel Byman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byman, Daniel, 1967-

Series:

Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 3.

Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-178.

Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 3

Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-178

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency.

Insurgency.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

United States--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-18122-6

9786611181222

0-8330-4282-3

OCLC:

476120072