Grey Wars

Author : N. W. Collins
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300258349

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Grey Wars by N. W. Collins Pdf

An analysis of U.S. Special Operations, at the center of America’s twenty-first-century wars This original and accessible book is a comprehensive, authoritative analysis of U.S. Special Operations. U.S. Special Operations Command trains and equips units to undertake select military activities, frequently high-risk missions, often for the purposes of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency. Since 9/11, impelled by an attack on U.S. soil, these forces have been a central instrument of America’s military campaign—operating in about one hundred countries on any given day. This fight—neither hot war nor cold peace—was launched and executed as a new type of global war in 2001 and has since splintered into a spectrum of regional conflicts. The result is our nation’s grey wars: hazy and lethal. This contemporary history, incorporating extensive interviews and archival research by security studies expert N. W. Collins, delves deeply into the transformation of these forces since 9/11.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15T22:59:00Z
Category : History
ISBN : 9798822534896

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Summary of N. W. Collins's Grey Wars by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 MacDill Air Force Base is the center of America’s twenty-first-century wars. The forces are the central instrument of America’s military campaign, but they are often peripheral in national security decision-making. #2 We were at MacDill for a series of briefings on the 9/11 wars. We would visit the two combatant commands co-located there: U. S. Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, developed forces for global counterterrorism activities, unconventional operations, and crisis missions; and U. Central Command, or CENTCOM, organized geographically, directs forces deployed to the Middle East and Central Asia. #3 MacDill Air Force Base is the home of both SOCOM and CENTCOM, and is where they send their staff members to spend their two or three years assigned to them. It is not a place for training purposes. #4 The four-star foreign policy system in the United States is rooted in the Roman Empire’s pro-consuls, well-funded, semi-autonomous centers of American foreign policy.

Author : IIRF
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798888832769

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IIRF Strategic Yearbook 2022-23 by IIRF Pdf

Author : Michael A. Sheehan,Erich Marquardt,Liam Collins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000423389

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Routledge Handbook of U.S. Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations by Michael A. Sheehan,Erich Marquardt,Liam Collins Pdf

This handbook comprises essays by leading scholars and practitioners on the topic of U.S. counterterrorism and irregular warfare campaigns and operations around the globe. Terrorist groups have evolved substantially since 9/11, with the Islamic State often described as a pseudo-state, a terrorist group, and insurgency all at the same time. While researchers', analysts', and policymakers’ understanding of terrorism has grown immensely over the past two decades, similar advancements in the understanding of counterterrorism lag. As such, this handbook explains why it is necessary to take a broader view of counterterrorism which can, and often does, include irregular warfare. The volume is divided into three thematic sections: Part I examines modern terrorism in the Islamic world and gives an overview of the major terrorist groups from the past three decades; Part II provides a wide variety of case studies of counterterrorism and irregular warfare operations, spanning from the 1980s to the irregular warfare campaign against the Islamic State in northern Syria in 2018; Part III examines the government instruments used to combat terrorism and wage irregular warfare, such as drones, Theater Special Operations Commands, and Theater Commands. The handbook fills a gap in the traditional counterterrorism literature by its inclusion of irregular warfare and by providing analyses from academic experts as well as practitioners. It will be of much interest to students of counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, U.S. national security, military affairs, and International Relations. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-US-Counterterrorism-and-Irregular-Warfare-Operations/Sheehan-Marquardt-Collins/p/book/9780367758363, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Mark Lattimer,Philippe Sands
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509908653

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The Grey Zone by Mark Lattimer,Philippe Sands Pdf

The high civilian death toll in modern, protracted conflicts such as those in Syria or Iraq indicate the limits of international law in offering protections to civilians at risk. A recent conference of states convened by the International Committee of the Red Cross referred to 'an institutional vacuum in the area of international humanitarian law implementation'. Yet both international humanitarian law and the law of human rights establish a series of rights intended to protect civilians. But which law or laws apply in a particular situation, and what are the obstacles to their implementation? How can the law offer greater protections to civilians caught up in new methods of warfare, such as drone strikes, or targeted by new forms of military organisation, such as transnational armed groups? Can the implementation gap be filled by the growing use of human rights courts to remedy violations of the laws of armed conflict, or are new instruments or mechanisms of civilian legal protection needed? This volume brings together contributions from leading academic authorities and legal practitioners on the situation of civilians in the grey zone between human rights and the laws of war. The chapters in Part 1 address key contested or boundary issues in defining the rights of civilians or non-combatants in today's conflicts. Those in Part 2 examine remedies and current mechanisms for redress both at the international and national level, and those in Part 3 assess prospects for the development of new mechanisms for addressing violations. As military intervention to protect civilians remains contested, this volume looks at the potential for developing alternative approaches to the protection of civilians and their rights.

Author : Thomas Payne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1770
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590770411

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A Catalogue of the Library of the Late John Grey, Esq; F.R.S. and Rector of the Marischal College of Aberdeen, ... which Will be Sold, ... this Day 1770, ... by Tho. Payne, ... by Thomas Payne Pdf

Author : Megan W. Russ
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1539919102

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The Grey Code by Megan W. Russ Pdf

The Galactic Empire has fallen, In its wake two new governments have risen, The Republic Empire, rulers of the inner systems, And the Order of the Empire, that controls the outer rim. These two governments live in an uneasy alliance. The Jedi Order has been reestablished as peace keepers, between the two governing systems of the galaxy. Though the Jedi Order exist, the Jedi live in scattered groups, Each group establishing its own temple and their own laws. The Jedi only answer to their Grand Masters and the Governments they serve. Planetary systems live in chaos as the two governments fight for territory. While the Republic Empire prefers diplomacy, The Order of the Empire refers planetary occupation and Favoritism of influential citizens to control the planets in their territory. Civil war looms on the horizon, Can the scattered and disjointed Jedi Order restore peace, Before it is too late...

Author : LESLIE STEPHEN, SIDNEY LEE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY by LESLIE STEPHEN, SIDNEY LEE Pdf

Author : Leslie Stephen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118445258

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Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Dictionary of National Biography by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Art
ISBN : PRNC:32101082990605

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The Studio by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Lee Rees,Lily Rees
Publisher : London : Hutchinson
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Australia
ISBN : NYPL:33433081857108

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The Life and Times of Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by William Lee Rees,Lily Rees Pdf

Author : Claudia Gray
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780007365166

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Evernight (Evernight, Book 1) by Claudia Gray Pdf

A lonely girl, a beautiful boy and a load of terrifying vampires. Think you’ve seen it before? Well get ready for a shock, because this is paranormal romance with a twist... and a razor-sharp bite.

Author : Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Glen Grey Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCLA:L0060220621

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The Minutes of Proceedings and Minutes of Evidence of the Glen Grey Land Commission, 1892. Copy of Letter from the Civil Commissioner of Wodehouse, Dated the 19th May, 1891, Forwarding Report on the Glen Grey Land Question of the Same Date by Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Glen Grey Commission Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026168846

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Guide to Peeblesshire and Vicinity, Including St. Mary's Loch and Grey Mare's Tail. With ... Map, Etc. [By James Watson.] by Anonim Pdf