Warlords Rising

Author : Troy S. Thomas,Stephen D. Kiser,William D. Casebeer
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739162361

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Warlords Rising by Troy S. Thomas,Stephen D. Kiser,William D. Casebeer Pdf

Violent non-state actors (VNSA) often serve a destabilizing role in nearly every humanitarian and political crisis faced by the international community. As non-state armed groups gain greater access to resources and networks through global interconnectivity, they have come to dominate the terrain of illegal trade in drugs, guns, and humans. Warlords Rising arms those confronting the mounting challenge by delivering an innovative, interdisciplinary framework of analysis designed to improve understanding of non-state adversaries in order to affect their development and performance. Examining the utility of traditional theories of deterrence and warfighting in light of the insight gained through this interdisciplinary approach, the authors elevate the powerful role of environmental shaping in group development, recast deterrence in ecological terms, and lay out a strategy to defeat non-state adversaries if necessary. Whether the goal is preventing, coercing, or conquering, the framework of analysis presented here is designed to be universal, allowing for structured analysis across regions, types, and functions of non-state actors and providing the decision maker and policy maker witha variety of modes and methods of intervention.

Author : Hooman Peimani
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313015618

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Falling Terrorism and Rising Conflicts by Hooman Peimani Pdf

The Taliban's fall and the massive American military and political presence in South and West Asia have created grounds for a polarization into two camps: India, Iran and Russia, to which China is affiliated, and the United States and Pakistan. In Peimani's analysis, their incompatible interests will push them towards confrontations with regional and international implications. Contrary to expectations, the fall of the Taliban did not bring peace and stability to Afghanistan. The Afghan interim government is simply too weak to act as a central government; this results in the re-emergence of warlords, turf wars, and the expansion of drug trafficking. This unstable situation may well result in the emergence of Taliban-like groups. Added to this, the threat of the spillover of instability from Afghanistan into neighboring regions, on the one hand, and the rapid expansion of American military and political power in Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, on the other, have created fear among the regional powers. The stated indefinite stay of American forces well after the end of the anti-terrorist war in Afghanistan has worsened that fear as it reflected the American government's plan to pursue certain strategic interests unrelated to that war. Consequently, as Peimani shows, the regional anti-terrorist coalition has disintegrated in the absence of a common objective to help focus the region. Fear of the long-term American objectives and those of its Pakistani ally in South and West Asia incompatible with those of the regional powers have facilitated the creation of two camps consisting of Iran, India, and Russia, to which China is affiliated, and Pakistan and the United States. Respectively, these implicit and explicit camps are likely to collide over their regional interests especially in the strategically important energy-producing Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea regions.

Author : Troy S. Thomas,Stephen D. Kiser,William D. Casebeer
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739111906

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Warlords Rising by Troy S. Thomas,Stephen D. Kiser,William D. Casebeer Pdf

Violent non-state actors (VNSA) often serve a destabilizing role in nearly every humanitarian and political crisis faced by the international community. As non-state armed groups gain greater access to resources and networks through global interconnectivity, they have come to dominate the terrain of illegal trade in drugs, guns, and humans. Warlords Rising arms those confronting the mounting challenge by delivering an innovative, interdisciplinary framework of analysis designed to improve understanding of non-state adversaries in order to affect their development and performance. Examining the utility of traditional theories of deterrence and warfighting in light of the insight gained through this interdisciplinary approach, the authors elevate the powerful role of environmental shaping in group development, recast deterrence in ecological terms, and lay out a strategy to defeat non-state adversaries if necessary. Whether the goal is preventing, coercing, or conquering, the framework of analysis presented here is designed to be universal, allowing for structured analysis across regions, types, and functions of non-state actors and providing the decision maker and policy maker witha variety of modes and methods of intervention.

Author : Honor Raconteur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1534965726

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Warlords Rising by Honor Raconteur Pdf

Weather Mage Riicbeccaan has a plan. As plans go, this is a pretty good one. Officially, she needs to go into the Khobunter-Libendorf area to figure out what is messing with her weather patterns. Unofficially, since they are going that far north, it's the perfect opportunity to get dragons. Sure, traveling that direction is dangerous, but with Trev'nor and Nolan going along, there isn't much to worry about, as three full-trained mages can handle just about anything. But from the moment the three set foot in Khobunter, nothing goes according to plan. The whole world knows that Khobunter is a political mess, but there's another, darker layer underneath it all that no one speaks of. The three prodigy mages are ensnared by it before they can fully comprehend what's going on. Fighting against an entire country is not something that just three people can handle, even if they are mages. Becca, Nolan, and Trev'nor don't have much of a choice, though. There is an abhorrent evil right in front of their eyes and they only have one of two options: fight or flee. Unfortunately for Khobunter, no one has ever taught them how to run.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Unified operations (Military science)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133460381

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Joint Force Quarterly by Anonim Pdf

Author : David T. Moore
Publisher : Clift Series on the Intelligen
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : UCSD:31822039336847

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Sensemaking by David T. Moore Pdf

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price Diagnoses the ills of the intelligence community. Describes the potential that sensemaking offers as a means precisely for helping policymakers to improve how they think about policy. Other related items: Critical Thinking and Intelligence Analysis is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-020-01589-0 United States Congressional Serial Set, Serial No. 14876, Senate Report No. 301, U.S. Intelligence Community\'s Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq, Report of Select Committee on Intelligence is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/552-108-00074-4 Crafting an Intelligence Community: Papers of the First Four DCIs (Book and DVD) is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/041-015-00298-8 Interrogation: World War II, Vietnam, and Iraq is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01017-0 Who Watches the Watchmen?: The Conflict between National Security and Freedom of the Press is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-020-01606-3"

Author : Caroline Varin,Dauda Abubakar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319513522

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Violent Non-State Actors in Africa by Caroline Varin,Dauda Abubakar Pdf

This book explores the rise and impact of violent non-state actors in contemporary Africa and the implications for the sovereignty and security of African states. Each chapter tackles a unique angle on violent organizations on the continent with the view of highlighting the conditions that lead to the rise and radicalization of these groups. The chapters further examine the ways in which governments have responded to the challenge and the national, regional and international strategies that they have adopted as a result. Chapter contributors to this volume examine the emergence of Islamist terrorists in Nigeria, Mali and Libya; rebels in DR Congo, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Rwanda; and warlords and pirates in Somalia, Uganda and Sierra Leone.

Author : Robert Mandel
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804786492

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Global Security Upheaval by Robert Mandel Pdf

This book calls into question the commonly held contentions that central governments are the most important or even the sole sources of a nation's stability, and that subnational and transnational nonstate forces are a major source of global instability. By assessing recent real-world trends, Mandel reveals that areas exist where it makes little sense to rely on state governments for stability, and that attempts to bolster such governments to promote stability often prove futile. He demonstrates how armed nonstate groups can sometimes provide local stability better than states, and how power-sharing arrangements between states and armed nonstate groups may sometimes be viable. He concludes that these trends in the international setting call for major shifts in our understanding of what constitutes stable governance—proposing that we adopt a fluid "emergent actor" approach. And he calls for significant deviation from standard policy responses to the opportunities and dangers posed by nontraditional sources of national authority.

Author : Natasha Ezrow
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781526421579

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Global Politics and Violent Non-state Actors by Natasha Ezrow Pdf

With inclusion of theories and causal factors for context, plenty of case studies for real-world application, and pedagogical features to encourage engagement, this book’s coverage also goes far beyond the traditional focus on terrorist groups to provide readers with a stimulating and wide-ranging introduction to the subject

Author : Berit Bliesemann de Guevara
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137537522

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Myth and Narrative in International Politics by Berit Bliesemann de Guevara Pdf

This book systematically explores how different theoretical concepts of myth can be utilised to interpretively explore contemporary international politics. From the international community to warlords, from participation to effectiveness – international politics is replete with powerful narratives and commonly held beliefs that qualify as myths. Rebutting the understanding of myth-as-lie, this collection of essays unearths the ideological, naturalising, and depoliticising effect of myths. Myth and Narrative in International Politics: Interpretive Approaches to the Study of IR offers conceptual and methodological guidance on how to make sense of different myth theories and how to employ them in order to explore the powerful collective imaginations and ambiguities that underpin international politics today. Further, it assembles case studies of specific myths in different fields of International Relations, including warfare, global governance, interventionism, development aid, and statebuilding. The findings challenge conventional assumptions in International Relations, encouraging academics in IR and across a range of different fields and disciplines, including development studies, global governance studies, strategic and military studies, intervention and statebuilding studies, and peace and conflict studies, to rethink ideas that are widely unquestioned by policy and academic communities.

Author : Christopher Paul,Colin P. Clarke,Chad C. Serena
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833084408

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Mexico Is Not Colombia by Christopher Paul,Colin P. Clarke,Chad C. Serena Pdf

Although there is no perfectly analogous case to Mexico s current security situation, policymakers stand to benefit from historical lessons and efforts correlated with improvement in countries facing challenges related to violence and corruption."

Author : David Keen
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300183719

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Useful Enemies by David Keen Pdf

Keen investigates why conflicts are so prevalent and so intractable, even when one side has much greater military resources. He asks who benefits from wars-- whether economically, politically, or psychologically-- and argues that in order to bring them successfully to an end we need to understand the complex vested interests on all sides.

Author : Honor Raconteur
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1726140644

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Warlords Rising by Honor Raconteur Pdf

Weather Mage Riicbeccaan has a plan. As plans go, this is a pretty good one. Officially, she needs to go into the Khobunter-Libendorf area to figure out what is messing with her weather patterns. Unofficially, since they are going that far north, it's the perfect opportunity to get dragons. Sure, traveling that direction is dangerous, but with Trev'nor and Nolan going along, there isn't much to worry about, as three full-trained mages can handle just about anything. But from the moment the three set foot in Khobunter, nothing goes according to plan. The whole world knows that Khobunter is a political mess, but there's another, darker layer underneath it all that no one speaks of. The three prodigy mages are ensnared by it before they can fully comprehend what's going on. Fighting against an entire country is not something that just three people can handle, even if they are mages. Becca, Nolan, and Trev'nor don't have much of a choice, though. There is an abhorrent evil right in front of their eyes and they only have one of two options: fight or flee. Unfortunately for Khobunter, no one has ever taught them how to run.

Author : Robert Mandel
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804769938

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Dark Logic by Robert Mandel Pdf

This book constitutes the first major study showing (1) when transnational organized crime is likely to use corruption and violence tactics, (2) when transnational criminal activities most affect individual and state security, and (3) when the negative consequences of these tactics and activities can be most successfully combated.

Author : Jeff Horton
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595283897

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Corporate.PDF Or How I Stopped and Fell Flat in Love with a Copy Machine by Jeff Horton Pdf