Armed groups : studies in national security, counterterrorism, and counterinsurgency / Jeffrey H. Norwitz, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Norwitz, Jeffrey H., editor.

Naval War College (U.S.), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Case studies.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Prevention--Case studies.

Terrorists--Case studies.

Terrorists.

Political violence--Case studies.

Political violence.

Guerrilla warfare--Case studies.

Guerrilla warfare.

Counterinsurgency--Case studies.

Counterinsurgency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (502 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

[Washington, District of Columbia] : [Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office, distributor], [date of distribution not identified]

Place of Publication:

Newport, Rhode Island : United States Naval War College, [2008?]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price Contains a discussion of armed groups which are considered to include classic insurgents, terrorists, guerrillas, militias, police agencies, criminal organizations, war-lords, privatized military organizations, mercenaries, pirates, drug cartels, apocalyptic religious extremists, orchestrated rioters and mobs, and tribal factions. - To study armed groups use of history, political science, anthropology, sociology, theology, and economics are traditional areas of research. The book also delves into matters of ethics, technology, intelligence, education, the law, diplomacy, military science, and even mythology. - The book is divided into five sections: History and armed groups, Present context and environment, Religion and inspiration, thinking differently about armed groups, the shape of things to come. Related products: Other products produced by the United States (U.S./US) Naval War College can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/621 Defense and National Security collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/security-defense-law-enforcement/defense-national-security Counterterrorism resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/security-defense-law-enforcement/counterterrorism

Contents:

Foreword / Admiral Stansfield Turner

Introduction / Jeffrry H. Norvitz

History and Armed Groups

Pirates, Vikings, and Teutonic Knights / Peter T. Underwood

The Italian Red Brigades (1969-1984): Political Revolution and Threats to the State / Paul J. Smith

Armed Conflict in Cambodia and the UN Response / Carole Garrison

Armed Groups and Diplomacy: East Timor's FRETILIN Guerrillas / Gene Christy

Adapting to a Changing Environment-The Irish Republican Army as an Armed Group / Timothy D. Hoyt

Pseudo Operations - A Double-Edged Sword of Counterinsurgency / Theodore L. Gatchel

Present Context and Environment

The Threat to the Maritime Domain: How Real Is the Terrorist Threat? / Rohan Gunaratna

Armed Groups and the Law / Craig H. Allen

Globalization and the Transformation of Armed Groups / Querine H. Hanlon

Is It Possible to Deter Armed Groups? / Yosef Kuperwasser / Sanctuary: The Geopolitics of Terrorism and Insurgency / Mackubin Thomas Owens

Small Wars Are Local: Debunking Current Assumptions about Countering Small Armed Groups / Peter Curry

Piracy and the Exploitation of Sanctuary / Maltin N. Murphy

Domestic Terrorism: Forgotten, But Not Gone / Edward J. Valla and Gregory Comcowich

The Threat of Armed Street Gangs in America / Edward J. Maggio

Prosecuting Homegrown Extremists: Case Study of the Virginia "Paintball Jihad" Cell / Steven Emerson

Religion as Inspiration

Armed with the Power of Religion: Not Just a War of Ideas / Pauletta Otis

Arming for Armageddon: Myths and Motivations of Violence in American Christian Apocalypticism / Timothy J. Demy

Glory in Defeat and Other Islamist Ideologies / Mehrdad Mozayyan

Thinking Differently about Armed Groups

The Erosion of Constraints in Armed-Group Warfare: Bloody Tactics and Vulnerable Targets / Andrea J. Dew

Knowledge Transfer and Shared Learning among Armed Groups / James J. F. Forest

The "Memory of War": Tribes and the Legitimate Use of Force in Iraq / Montgomery McFate

Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? Tyrant or Guardian? / Derek S. Reveron and Jeffrey Stevenson Murer

Disrupting and Influencing Leaders of Armed Groups / Elena Mastors and Jeffrey H. Norwitz

Armed Groups through the Lens of Anthropology / David W. Kriebel

The Shape of Things to Come

Children on the Battlefield: The Breakdown of Moral Norms / P. W. Singer

The "New Silk Road" of Terrorism and Organized Crime: The Key to Countering the Terror-Crime Nexus / Russell D. Howard and Colleen M. Traughber

Shari'a Financing and the Corning Ummah / Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen

Terrorism as an International Security Problem / Martha Crenshaw

Takin' It to the Streets: Hydra Networks, Chaos Strategies, and the "New" Asymmetry / P. H. Liotta

Virtual Sanctuary Enables Global Insurgency / Richard Shultz

Armed Groups: Changing the Rules / T. X. Hammes

Appendix: United Nations Guidelines on Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups / United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Notes:

Shipping list no.: 2008-0454-P.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-935352-26-1

OCLC:

929518386