Defeating a Cause: Anatomy of Defeat for Conflicts Involving Non-Nation-States

Steven M. Sallot

ISBN 10: 1249910595 / ISBN 13: 9781249910596

Editore: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2012, 2012

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Neuware - This is a study about defeat, specifically addressing the question of whether and under what circumstances non-state actors will accept defeat. This study challenges conventional wisdom that victory and defeat have a reciprocal relationship. Regardless of whether one adversary perceives victory, the opponent must accept defeat to ensure an end to the conflict. This study proposes that traditional approaches to defeating nation-states offer little utility in defeating non-state actors, and a new approach is required. To induce defeat, the threat's will must be targeted not the threat's means. Attacking the threat's means is largely ineffective because of the strength of its will or more specifically his cause. In order to induce defeat on a non-state actor his cause must be negated. This study explores numerous defeat mechanisms, such as attrition, maneuver, and entropy as methods to induce defeat. In addition, this study explores the anthropological, sociological, and psychological aspects of defeat. However, this study does not really explore specific cultural and religious influences on defeat.

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• Titolo: Defeating a Cause: Anatomy of Defeat for Conflicts Involving Non-Nation-States
• Editore: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2012
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1249910595
• ISBN 13: 9781249910596
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 246 L x 189 A x 5 P (millimetri) 246 millimetri di larghezza per 189 millimetri di altezza per 5 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 168 grammi

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This is a study about defeat, specifically addressing the question of whether and under what circumstances non-state actors will accept defeat. This study challenges conventional wisdom that victory and defeat have a reciprocal relationship. Regardless of whether one adversary perceives victory, the opponent must accept defeat to ensure an end to the conflict. This study proposes that traditional approaches to defeating nation-states offer little utility in defeating non-state actors, and a new approach is required. To induce defeat, the threat's will must be targeted not the threat's means. Attacking the threat's means is largely ineffective because of the strength of its will or more specifically his cause. In order to induce defeat on a non-state actor his cause must be negated. This study explores numerous defeat mechanisms, such as attrition, maneuver, and entropy as methods to induce defeat. In addition, this study explores the anthropological, sociological, and psychological aspects of defeat. However, this study does not really explore specific cultural and religious influences on defeat.