Understanding proto-insurgencies / Daniel Byman.
To gain the size and capabilities of an insurgency, a would-be insurgent movement must create a politically relevant identity; it must espouse a cause that is popular beyond the group; it must gain dominance over rival organizations; and it must find a sanctuary that provides respite from police, in...
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| Superior document: | Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; 3 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ;
3. Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-178. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (75 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | To gain the size and capabilities of an insurgency, a would-be insurgent movement must create a politically relevant identity; it must espouse a cause that is popular beyond the group; it must gain dominance over rival organizations; and it must find a sanctuary that provides respite from police, intelligence, and military services. Violence is instrumental in all the tasks proto-insurgencies seek to accomplish. However, violence can also backfire on them, since few people support it. Support from outside states offers numerous advantages to groups seeking to become insurgencies. It can provid |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1281181226 9786611181222 0833042823 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Daniel Byman. |