"This book offers a new insight into when and why paramilitary groups in Afghanistan engage in protective or predatory behavior against the civilians they purportedly defend. In Afghanistan's counterinsurgency environment, America leaned on militias to provide order and stabiliz…
Afrique is mostly about saving the 54 countries in Africa, but it could also enhance U.S. security. America's current deluge of internal problems cannot be all self-inflicted, but many still believe: (1) al-Qaeda and ISIS are her only foes; (2) her intelligence agencies see ever…
Insurgency-based irregular warfare typifies armed conflict in the post-Cold War age. For some years now, western and other governments have struggled to contend with ideologically driven guerrilla movements, religiously inspired militias, and systematic targeting of civilian pop…
Introduction : decolonization, conflict, and counter-insurgency / Martin Thomas & Gareth Curless -- Seeing like a soldier : the Amritsar massacre and the politics of military history / Kim Wagner -- Confronting revolt in France's interwar empire : counter-insurgency in 1920s Mor…
La 4e de couverture indique : "Insurgency-based irregular warfare typifies armed conflict in the post-Cold War age. For some years now, western and other governments have struggled to contend with ideologically driven guerrilla movements, religiously inspired militias, and syste…
Insurgency-based irregular warfare typifies armed conflict in the post-Cold War age. For some years now, western and other governments have struggled to contend with ideologically driven guerrilla movements, religiously inspired militias, and systematic targeting of civilian pop…
"Why do powerful intervening militaries have such difficulty managing seemingly weak local partners in counterinsurgency wars? Set within the context of costly, large-scale military interventions such as the U.S. war in Afghanistan, this book explains under what conditions local…
Présentation de l'éditeur : "Why do powerful intervening militaries have such difficulty managing seemingly weak local partners in counterinsurgency wars? Set within the context of costly, large-scale military interventions such as the U.S. war in Afghanistan, this book explains…
"Why do powerful intervening militaries have such difficulty managing seemingly weak local partners in counterinsurgency wars? Set within the context of costly, large-scale military interventions such as the U.S. war in Afghanistan, this book explains under what conditions local…
"Why do powerful intervening militaries have such difficulty managing seemingly weak local partners in counterinsurgency wars? Set within the context of costly, large-scale military interventions such as the U.S. war in Afghanistan, this book explains under what conditions local…
"John Poole has written a though-provoking and intriguing work in Tequila Junction. He has masterfully made the case for attention and action toward threats being ignored due to our myopic focus on Islamic extremism. This is another exceptional volume to add to his superb collec…
