The Role of Terrorism in Twenty-First-Century Warfare
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The Role of Terrorism in Twenty-First-Century Warfare
By (Author) Susanne Martin
By (author) Leonard Weinberg
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
2nd January 2017
United Kingdom
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Hardback
288
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
This book presents a critical reflection on the major armed conflicts that occurred during the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century. Conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria all involved the use of terrorism by one or more groups. Looking to the future, the book asks what this means for violent conflicts yet to come Using a variety of case studies, the authors provide a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role played by terrorism as a stand-alone tactic as well as one used to ignite broad-scale conflict. They also pose the question on what occasions does terrorism tend to occur as an armed conflict begins to subside, and when, in other words, is it a trailing indicator -- .
Author Bio
Susanne Martin is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada Leonard Weinberg is Foundation Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada
