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Violent Non-State Actors

2023
Violent Non-State Actors: The Politics of Territorial Governance is an original in-depth scholarly explanation of the impact of territorial penetration, control and governance on the effectiveness of the activities of violent non-state actors (VNSA). The theoretical framework operates with the assertion that a non-linear causal relationship mediated ...
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The Threat of Weaponized Drone Use by Violent Non-State Actors

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021
When most people think of military drones, they usually think of pieces of technology with wingspans greater than the overall length of fighter jets, taking surveillance images from over 40,000 feet and giving the pilot, thousands of miles away, the ability to take out targets with pinpoint accuracy utilizing a wide variety of weapons systems at the ...
Thomas Braun, Alexander Fleiss
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Violent and Criminal Non-State Actors

2018
This chapter takes stock of the main scholarly and policy debates pertaining to the rise of violent and criminal governors. First, it delves into the reasons that drive these actors towards investing in governance; emphasizing the usefulness of governance provision to extract resources, enhance control, built legitimacy, and fulfil state-building ...
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Neo-Weberian Reading of Violent Non-State Actors: The Case of Hezbollah

All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace, 2023
Multiple-actor reality and the impact of different units, except the states in stratified structural relations, have become more apparent in recent international relations. Specifically, the rising role of Violent Non-State Actors (VNSA) in regions like the Middle East and North Africa, and their challenges to the sole and central position of states ...
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Non-State Violent Actors and Social Movement Organizations

2017
Introduction SECTION I: NON-STATE ACTORS: INFLUENCE AND ADAPTATION IN CONFLICT ENVIRONMENTS Hostile Countermobilization And Political Violence: loyalist contention and Radicalization in northern ireland, 1968 1969 - Gianluca De Fazio Killing The Movement: How Islam Became A Rival Of Ethnic Movement In Turkey, 1991 2002 - Cem Emrence and Aysegul Aydin ...
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Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Violent Non-State Actors (VNSAs)

2016
Abstract This chapter examines both non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and violent non-state actors (VNSAs). NGOs come in many shapes and sizes. Many have a charitable base and some will have humanitarian or human rights objectives; others focus on sustainable development and aid. Often their concern will be a single issue.
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The Use of Coercive Diplomacy against Violent Non-State Actors

2020
The rise of violent non-state actors (VNSAs) has become a feature of international security in the past few decades. Despite enormous efforts from the academic, policy and intelligence community, VNSAs have proven remarkably difficult actors to engage with or defeat.
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Missile warfare and violent non-state actors: the case of Hezbollah

Defence Studies, 2017
AbstractOver the last three decades, Hezbollah adapted its military strategy and the operational function conferred to its missiles. Starting in 1992, rocket warfare became one of the primary tactics of the group to compel Israeli Forces in Lebanon.
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