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A collection of original works covering all aspects of insurgency
and counterinsurgency through a multinational lens, Insurgency and
Counterinsurgency in Modern War addresses the need to look beyond
the United States and other prominent counterinsurgency actors in
the contemporary world. It also reassesses some of the latent and
burgeoning insurgent organizations and networks around the globe
and suggests alternative approaches to understanding insurgency,
counterinsurgency, and conventional and asymmetric warfare as they
relate to insurgency and counterinsurgency. This book makes
significant contributions to international and interdisciplinary
discussions regarding the seminal features of insurgency and
counterinsurgency in modern warfare. It also relates topics with
terrorism in the post-9/11 era, including the historical roots of
insurgency, radicalism in Europe, and regional radical groups like
al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba. It emphasizes how issues around
insurgency, counterinsurgency, and terrorism permeate or evolve
into particular forms of warfare, military operations, and related
governmental activities. Using a diversified lens of analysis, the
chapters illustrate key elements that spawn insurgency such as
insurgents' beliefs, motivations, aims, leadership characteristics,
recruitment methods, operations planning, and responses to state
and non-state efforts to contain insurgency. The book also examines
how certain terrorist and insurgent operations can remain in the
shadows and become secret wars beneath the growing surface threats
they pose to the societies in which they breed activity. Insurgency
and Counterinsurgency in Modern War takes a unique look at a
subject that has become widely studied and written about in
reaction to modern terrorism and insurgency. It analyzes conditions
under which insurgency and counterinsurgency occur from nuanced
perspectives that have not previously received full consideration.
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy examines a
comprehensive range of counterterrorism policies, strategies, and
practices across dozens of states and actors around the world. It
covers the topics of terrorism and counterterrorism both
thematically and by region, allowing for discussions about the
underpinning dynamics of these fields, consideration of how
terrorism and counterterrorism are evolving in the modern period,
and in-depth analyses of individual states and non-state actors,
and their approaches to countering terrorism and terrorist threats.
It draws upon a multidisciplinary range of established scholars and
upcoming new researchers from across multiple fields including
political science and international relations, sociology, and
history, examining both theory and practice in their respective
chapters. This volume is an essential resource for scholars and
practitioners alike.
Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era addresses challenges to
the strengthening of active citizenship. In this highly-structured
work, the themes presented are linked to fostering a culture of
peace and non-violence, the lessening of fear and insecurity in
political, economic, social, and cultural terms inherently detached
from the conceptualization of political delineations and physical
boundaries, and the ability to live dignified lives. The various
regions that are represented in the case studies include: the
Indian sub-continent, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, China, the
Middle East, Nigeria and the EU. The commonality and universality
of the topics allows readers from any region of the world to relate
to them. This book presents a dynamic combination of theory and
field research, and is an iconoclastic tour-de-force of studies in
democracy. Policy makers, think tanks and development practitioners
may be particularly be interested in this book because it is about
action rather than mere ideas and processes. It demonstrates how
social movements can introduce and strengthen equality, inclusion,
accountability, and the free flow of information. These elements,
in turn, can contribute to the acculturation of freedom and social
justice, in the developed world just as much as in the developing
world.
Divided States provides a nuanced understanding of some of the most
important and impacting issues in EU-Russia relations, and is
essential reading for anyone interested in the complex mechanisms
that drive political and economic activity in Europe and the
European periphery. The original and thought-provoking chapters, by
experts in their fields, apply cutting-edge theoretical constructs
such as hybridity theory, a hierarchical understanding of monetary
relations, and an examination of asymmetric political and economic
partnerships, all of which address key questions and challenges in
the field of EU-Russia relations. While the specific conclusions
expressed are as diverse as the issues analyzed, the findings point
to a reality of regression in spite of progression in critical
spheres regarding state and non-state actors, dynamics driving
mutual exclusion instead of inclusion, and budding skepticism
regarding nationalist values, social identities, and ideological
sentiments.
Since the cessation of the Cold War, the dynamic of relations
between European states has been one of dramatic and continuous
change. In the last ten years, an extraordinary sequence of events
has unfolded in the ex-Soviet constellation, including EU
enlargement, NATO expansion, and Russian opportunism in efforts to
fulfill and defend the geostrategic interests of these and other
state and non-state actors. Competing Powers: Security in the Wider
Black Sea Region, edited by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk, delivers
essential reflections on issues of foreign, security, and defense
policy, militarism, conditionality, and democracy promotion through
sector-specific cooperation. Articulate and faultlessly researched,
the contributors of this volume adeptly navigate the morass of
elements taking form in the European space, and provide provocative
accounts of the factors challenging peace and security in an ever
evolving Europe and its hotly contested spheres. This volume brings
together experts who have distinguished themselves in public and
academic spheres, all of whom deliver striking accounts of the
forces that have and continue to hammer the Black Sea Region and
its inhabitants.
Despite decades spent confronting human rights violations around
the world, particularly in regions of instability, the issue
remains one of the most divisive, chaotic, and challenging to
address. Development and the Politics of Human Rights takes a
much-needed holistic approach. It unpacks the questions of human
advocacy and policy, identifies traps in discussions about
violations of rights, and presents best practices for a variety of
disciplinary approaches by engaging several situational,
professional, and regional perspectives. The contributions in this
book represent the seeds of a growing culture of resistance against
those who persecute the ideas and practices of freedom and
enlightenment. It explores questions such as whether there are
universal parameters for human rights across geopolitical contexts,
how conflicts and crises affect issues relevant to human rights,
and what the best practices are for sustaining these rights and for
identifying accountability in their protection. The book gradually
narrows its focus from global to local concerns, beginning with a
structural examination of international governmental institutions,
followed by analyses of the operational dynamics within various
states and localities. It presents specific contexts for analyzing
unique challenges to the establishment, maintenance, and
strengthening of human rights. It also paints portraits of how
abandoning the struggle for recognizing, protecting, and upholding
human rights would impact the future of free and open societies. A
thoughtful and proactive approach to the problem of continued
violations of human rights, Development and the Politics of Human
Rights gives a sense of imperative to act toward the development of
a more cooperative network of communities. It advocates
continuously improving interaction between organizations and
individuals in professional and academic spheres toward shaping a
world in which human rights can flourish.
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy examines a
comprehensive range of counterterrorism policies, strategies, and
practices across dozens of states and actors around the world. It
covers the topics of terrorism and counterterrorism both
thematically and by region, allowing for discussions about the
underpinning dynamics of these fields, consideration of how
terrorism and counterterrorism are evolving in the modern period,
and in-depth analyses of individual states and non-state actors,
and their approaches to countering terrorism and terrorist threats.
It draws upon a multidisciplinary range of established scholars and
upcoming new researchers from across multiple fields including
political science and international relations, sociology, and
history, examining both theory and practice in their respective
chapters. This volume is an essential resource for scholars and
practitioners alike.
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