Keyword insurgencies

SSI Monographs

Shadows of Things Past and Images of the Future: Lessons for the Insurgencies in Our Midst

This monograph begins with a short discussion of contemporary insurgency. It makes the argument that, in studying terror war, guerrilla war, or any other common term for insurgency war, we find these expressions mischaracterize the activities of armed groups that…

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November 1, 2004

SSI Monographs

Internal Wars: Rethinking Problem and Response

Asymmetric guerrilla war—insurgencies, internal wars, and other small-scale contingencies (SSCs)—are the most pervasive and likely type of conflict in the post-Cold War era. It is almost certain that the United States will become involved directly or indirectly in some of…

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September 1, 2001