Proxy Warriors: The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias - Rilegato

Ahram, Ariel I.

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ISBN 10: 0804773580 ISBN 13: 9780804773584

Casa editrice: Stanford Security Studies, 2011

Riassunto

In this book, Ariel Ahram offers a new perspective on a growing threat to international and human security—the reliance of 'weak states' on quasi-official militias, paramilitaries, and warlords. Tracing the history of several "high profile" paramilitary organizations, including Indonesia's various militia factions, Iraq's tribal "awakening," and Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Basij corps, the book shows why and how states co-opt these groups, turning former rebels into state-sponsored militias. Building on an historical and comparative empirical approach that emphasizes decolonization, revolution, and international threat, the author offers a new set of policy prescriptions for addressing this escalating international crisis—with particular attention to strategies for mitigating the impact of this devolution of violence on the internal and international stability of states.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Ariel I. Ahram is an Assistant Professor in the School of International and Area Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma.

Product Description:

The book explains why some Third World states have centralized, conventional military forces while others rely on militias, paramilitaries, and other non-state actors using detailed case studies of Indonesia, Iraq, and Iran and offers policy recommendations for dealing with weak states based on this analysis.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Stanford Security Studies
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0804773580
• ISBN 13: 9780804773584
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 194