Trends in outside support for insurgent movements / / Daniel Byman ... [et al.].
This report assesses post-Cold War trends in external support for insurgent movements. It describes the frequency that states, diasporas, refugees, and other non-state actors back guerrilla movements. It also assesses the motivations of these actors and which types of support matter most.
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| Year of Publication: | 2001 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (163 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- PREFACE; FIGURE; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS AN INSURGENCY?; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; Chapter Two STATE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES; STATE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES IN THE 1990's: AN OVERVIEW; WHERE STATE SUPPORT OCCURS; STATE SUPPORTERS AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; THE BENEFITS OF STATE SUPPORT; MOTIVATIONS OF STATE SUPPORTERS; Chapter Three DIASPORA SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES; THE LTTE AND THE TAMIL DIASPORA; MOTIVATIONS FOR DIASPORA SUPPORT; WHY HOST GOVERNMENTS DO NOT BLOCK DIASPORA SUPPORT; THE LIMITED RANGE OF DIASPORA SUPPORT
- Chapter Four REFUGEE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES THE TALIBAN AND AFGHANISTAN'S REFUGEES; REFUGEE MOTIVATIONS; THE LIMITED RANGE OF REFUGEE SUPPORT; Chapter Five OTHER NON-STATE SUPPORTERS OF INSURGENCIES; LIBERIA AND THE CREATION OF THE RUF; THE IMPACT OF NPFL EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES; RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS; WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS; AID AGENCIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS; LIMITS TO SUPPORT; Chapter Six ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL SUPPORT; INSURGENT REQUIREMENTS; CRITICAL FORMS OF SUPPORT; VALUABLE FORMS OF SUPPORT; MINOR FORMS OF SUPPORT; THE COSTS OF EXTERNAL SUPPORT
- Chapter Seven IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF INSURGENCYMOVING BEYOND THE COLD WAR; DISTINGUISHING AMONG INSURGENCY STAGES; THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSIVE SUPPORT; FINAL WORDS; Appendix A OUTSIDE SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCIES (1991-2000); Appendix B THE LTTE's MILITARY-RELATED PROCUREMENT; REFERENCES