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Rebels without Borders: Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics

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Description for Rebels without Borders: Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26. BIC Classification: JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.

Rebellion, insurgency, civil war-conflict within a society is customarily treated as a matter of domestic politics and analysts generally focus their attention on local causes. Yet fighting between governments and opposition groups is rarely confined to the domestic arena. "Internal" wars often spill across national boundaries, rebel organizations frequently find sanctuaries in neighboring countries, and insurgencies give rise to disputes between states. In Rebels without Borders, which will appeal to students of international and civil war and those developing policies to contain the regional diffusion of conflict, Idean Salehyan examines transnational rebel organizations in civil conflicts, utilizing cross-national datasets as ... Read more

Rebels who are unable to challenge the state on its own turf look for mobilization opportunities abroad. Neighboring states that are too weak to prevent rebel access, states that wish to foster instability in their rivals, and large refugee diasporas provide important opportunities for insurgent groups to establish external bases. Such sanctuaries complicate intelligence gathering, counterinsurgency operations, and efforts at peacemaking. States that host rebels intrude into negotiations between governments and opposition movements and can block progress toward peace when they pursue their own agendas.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801477546
SKU
V9780801477546
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About Idean Salehyan
Idean Salehyan is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas. He is also a research associate at the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies, Southern Methodist University and at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.

Reviews for Rebels without Borders: Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics
This well-written book adds another layer to the archetypal analysis of modern warfare, focusing on the influence of transnational insurgencies on conflict from a geopolitical perspective. Salehyan discusses the use that insurgents make of sanctuaries away from the battlefield and the complications this poses for intelligence gathering, counterinsurgency ops, and peacekeeping.
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