How insurgencies end / / Ben Connable and Martin C. Libicki.
RAND studied 89 modern insurgency cases to test conventional understanding about how insurgencies end. Findings relevant to policymakers and analysts include that modern insurgencies last about ten years; withdrawal of state support cripples insurgencies; civil defense forces are useful for both sid...
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | RAND studied 89 modern insurgency cases to test conventional understanding about how insurgencies end. Findings relevant to policymakers and analysts include that modern insurgencies last about ten years; withdrawal of state support cripples insurgencies; civil defense forces are useful for both sides; pseudodemocracies fare poorly against insurgents; and governments win more often in the long run. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-244). |
| ISBN: | 1282797247 9786612797248 0833049836 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Ben Connable and Martin C. Libicki. |