Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias
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Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias
By (Author) Stephen Biddle
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
15th July 2021
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Military and defence strategy
Modern warfare
International relations
Comparative politics
Diplomacy
355.0218
Physical Properties
Hardback
464
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
How nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare Since September 11th, 2001, armed nonstate actors have received increased attention and discussion from scholars, policymakers, and the military. Underlying debates about nonstate warfare and how it should be countered is one crucial assumption: that state and nonstate
Reviews
"An important and innovative analysis."---Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs
"Its publication presents a rare occasion that forces one to re-think received wisdom about rebel groups."---Siddarth Singh, Open Magazine
Author Bio
Stephen Biddle is professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University and adjunct senior fellow for defense policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle (Princeton).
