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The nexus between hybrid warfare and contemporary terrorism [PDF]

Politika nacionalne bezbednosti
The theme of the paper is the examination of the depth of the connection between terrorism and hybrid warfare. Regardless of the current disagreements among theorists about whether "hybrid war" is a modern form of warfare or "an old phenomenon in new ...
Đorđević Marko, Miljković Milan
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State versus Violent Non-State Actors

, 2014
This diploma thesis is focusing on the problem of violent non-state actors and their relationship with a state. Firstly, a non-state actor is seen with the optics of the theories of international relations.
Eisnerová, Tereza
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Exploring the Iran-Hezbollah Relationship: A Case Study of how State Sponsorship affects Terrorist Group Decision-Making

Perspectives on Terrorism, 2012
Understanding the impact of state sponsorship on the decision-making of violent non-state actors is among the more important issues to scholars of security studies.
Marc R. DeVore
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Curbing Kidnapping in Nigeria: An Exploration of Strategic Peace Building Tools

Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review, 2014
The increasing growth of kidnapping inNigeria has become a strong threat tonational peace and security. It has affected the national image of the state and has eaten deep into every region and segmentof the nation.
Kelechi Johnmary Ani, Eugene Ndubuisi Nweke   +1 more
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Beyond Pain: Coercing Violent Non-State Actors

, 2010
Strategic PaperToday‟s global conflict environment is permeated by the existence of a diverse range of violent nonstate actors (VNSA). These groups utilize subversive means to exploit and disrupt the international system, frequently committing heinous ...
Thomas, Troy S.
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A Conceptual Model to Identify Intent to Use Chemical-Biological Weapons

Journal of Strategic Security, 2017
This paper describes a conceptual model to identify and interrelate indicators of intent of non-state actors to use chemical or biological weapons. The model expands on earlier efforts to understand intent to use weapons of mass destruction by building ...
Mary Zalesny, Paul Whitney, Amanda White
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Use of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons by Violent Non-State Actors and the Modern-Day Environment of Threat. [PDF]

Prehosp Disaster Med, 2023
Tin D, Cheng L, Shin H, Hata R, Granholm F, Braitberg G, Ciottone G.   +6 more
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Introduction : the functions and interactions of non-state actors in the realm of international humanitarian law

, 2019
The term ‘international law’ was coined in 1789 by Jeremy Bentham, eventually becoming the predominant expression used by specialized literature, in lieu of ‘the law of nations’ or ‘droit des gens’, which were translations of the Latin term employed by ...
Ventura, Manuel J. (R18153), Marcos D. Kotlik, Kotlik, Marcos D., Heffes, Ezequiel, Ezequiel Heffes, Manuel J. Ventura   +5 more
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Hybrid Actor: A New Phenomenon in the Field of Non-State Actors

Czech Journal of International Relations, 2009
This paper argues that the contemporary state of the conceptualization of the non-state actor is no longer sufficient in the context of recent developments of non-state actors, and calls for a reconceptualization.
Martin Janků, Petr Zelinka
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West German Solidarity Movements and the Struggle for the Decolonization of Lusophone Africa

Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2019
The violent decolonization of Portugal’s colonial empire in Africa was not fought on the battlefields of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau alone. An important part of the African liberation movements’ struggle was the search for political and material
Nils Schliehe
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