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Leaderless Resistance: Development, Countering and Research of Insurgent Concept

open access: yesVojenské rozhledy, 2020
The paper deals with an insurgent strategic concept “leaderless resistance”. It was elaborated by US intelligence officer Colonel Ulius Louis Amoss.
Miroslav Mareš
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The Central Intelligence Agency’s armed Remotely Piloted Vehicle-supported counter-insurgency campaign in Pakistan – a mission undermined by unintended consequences? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper views America's 'drones-first' counter-insurgency effort in Pakistan through the lens of Merton's theory of the unintended consequences of purposive action.
Bennett, Simon
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Бунтовништвото и неговата мутирачка природа во XXI век [PDF]

open access: yesBezbednosni Dijalozi, 2012
Insurgency as a form of conflict continuously remains one of the biggest challenges for the conventional armed forces. At the present moment, the United States of America are being involved into the longest period of their military history by performing ...
Nenad Taneski
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Guerre Révolutionnaire, Counter-insurgency, and U.S. Domestic Extremism

open access: yesJournal for Deradicalization, 2023
There is no shortage of academic literature regarding U.S. military veterans and their susceptibility to domestic extremist recruitment. However, this essay identifies a new potential culprit: military doctrine itself. Around 2006, amidst a deteriorating
Shane Praiswater, Quinn Hobbs
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Peace-making Efforts in KP: An Analysis of MMA, ANP and PTI Governments (2002-18)

open access: yesPolicy Perspectives, 2018
This paper endeavors to assess the effectiveness of the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) interventions vis-à-vis reducing and preventing terrorism through peacemaking initiatives during 2006-2016.
Muhammad Quraish, Fakhr-ul-Islam
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DEFEATING COMMUNIST INSURGENCY

open access: yesScientia Militaria, 2012
This book was written approximately 16 years ago and much of it is based on the experiences of the author obtained during the insurgencies in Malaya and Vietnam.
K.W.J. Van Heerden
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French Colonial Counter-Insurgency: General Bugeaud and the Conquest of Algeria, 1840-47 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article explores the practice of counter-insurgency carried out by the French under General Bugeaud during the war of conquest of Algeria. By analysing different dimensions of colonial counter-insurgency in Algeria, it will demonstrate that, far ...
Thoral, Marie-Cecile
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Accounting for secrets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The Soviet dictatorship used secrecy to shield its processes from external scrutiny. A system of accounting for classified documentation assured the protection of secrets.
Harrison, Mark
core   +1 more source

Licensed Commoning and the Authoritarian Commons: Governing Participation in China's Community Gardens

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's environmental governance transition combines intensified vertical accountability and performance‐based management with expanding calls for public participation. However, despite growing demand for civic engagement, there remains limited understanding of how participatory environmental initiatives are structured and governed in practice.
Linjun Xie, Mengqi Shao, Gaohan Deng
wiley   +1 more source

OTAN et contre-asymetrie: Ambiguïté et difficulté d’adaptation

open access: yesPaix et Sécurité Internationales, 2017
This article looks at the place of counter-asymmetry in NATO strategic posture. It is a question of reexamining, through a historic-analytic approach, the evolution of how NATO addresses the asymmetric threats, be it during or after the cold war era ...
Abdelhamid Bakkali
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