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War crimes and questions on justice in asymmetric warfare: The case of Iraq

Journal of Global Faultlines
The concepts of human rights and international justice are products of the 20th century and of the so-called enlightened Western civilisation. As the 21st century began, the War on Terror was declared by the US–UK coalition, leading to hundreds of ...
Lily Hamourtziadou, Leon Skerritt
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Growing Challenges of Violent Non-State Actors in the Middle East [PDF]

, 2019
The actions that the U.S. have conducted against VNSAs [Violent non-state actors] in the Middle East have produced little success. These VNSAs have used unconventional tactics to constantly outsmart the U.S., so in order for the U.S.
Cerezo, Daniel
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Research Note on the Energy Infrastructure Attack Database (EIAD)

Perspectives on Terrorism, 2013
The January 2013 attack on the In Amenas natural gas facility drew international attention. However this attack is part of a portrait of energy infrastructure targeting by non-state actors that spans the globe.
Jennifer Giroux, Peter Burgherr, Laura Melkunaite   +2 more
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Getting Smart in the 21st Century: Exploring the Application of Smart Power in Deterring Insurgencies and Violent Non-State Actors

, 2017
In the 21st Century, violent non-state actors continue to pose an asymmetric threat to state actors. Given the increasing proliferation of lethal technologies, growing global social connectivity, and continued occurrences of failed or failing states, the
Shabro, Luke Sweeden
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The Interplay between the State and Non-state Actors in the Governance of Decarbonization : An Analytical Framework

This chapter advanced the analytical framework of the book, which revolves around the role of the state in governing large-scale decarbonization through collaborative climate governance with interactions of non-state and sub-state actors, networks and ...
Widerberg, Oscar, Widerberg, Oscar,, Marquardt, Jens, Marquardt, Jens,, Nasiritousi, Naghmeh,, Bäckstrand, Karin,, Nasiritousi, Naghmeh, Bäckstrand, Karin   +7 more
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Effects of State Support on Violent Non-State Actors: Support of the United States and the Case of Syrian Civil War as an Exemplar to Surrogate Warfare

, 2021
States give direct, indirect, formal, and informal aid to violent non-state actors. Historical foreign aid examples suggest that foreign aid to violent non-state actors are free from the development degree and ideology of the state and the region in ...
Demirduzen, Sinan, OZEL Ozcan, Merve Suna   +1 more
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Influence of Violent Non-State Actors on Corporations in the Sahel

, 2023
West Africa's Sahel is one of the most unstable regions in the world. Despite its turbulent security situation and high amounts of political risk, foreign corporations dominate the region's extractive industry.
Dziak, Adam
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Violent non-state actor ecology and the effects on counterinsurgency and statebuilding

Journal of Peace Research
Abstract Violent non-state actors (VNSAs) typically adopt one of three organizational forms: market, network, or hierarchy. These forms affect the duration of conflicts, as well as their intensity, chances of success, and vulnerability to counterinsurgency.
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Regions of Blurred Power: Violent Non-State Actors in the Western Balkans [PDF]

, 2018
In conflict-prone and/or post-conflict environments, the action of violent non-state actors (VNSAs) brings up many security concerns and issues since it wedges in the grey zones of state authority.
SEFERI, Fabio
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SECURITY AND THE CITY. IN SEARCH OF A NEW MODEL OF URBAN RESILIEN- CE ON VIOLENT NON-STATE ACTORS (VNSAS)

Nóesis, 2016
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo ofrecer una contribución al debate sobre la seguridad urbana que parte de la asunción - desarrollado en la introducción - que la caída de los regímenes comunistas, el fin de la Guerra Fría, y los procesos de globalización
Fabio Armao
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