Low-intensity Conflict: Old Threats In A New World

by Edwin G Corr

Overview

The end of the cold war does not necessarily mean the end of the social and political instability that can lead to low-intensity conflicts. This book provides fresh insights into a difficult subject by bringing together knowledgeable contributors who have the academic expertise, operational experience, and strategic perspective essential to underst

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367161347
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/19/2021
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword — Preface — The Challenge, the Concepts, and the Context — Introduction — United States Government Organization and Capability to Deal with Low-Intensity Conflict — The Threat in the Contemporary Peace Environment: The Challenge to Change Perspectives — Conflict in the Post-Cold War Era — Selected Cases of Low-Intensity Conflict — Thailand: The Domino That Did Not Fall — The Guatemalan Counterinsurgency Campaign of 1982-1985: A Strategy of Going It Alone — Ethiopia: A Successful Insurgency — The Shining Path in Peru: Insurgency and the Drug Problem — Iran: Terrorism and Islamic Fundamentalism — Afghanistan: Low-Intensity Conflict with Major Power Intervention — El Salvador: Transforming Society to Win the Peace — Implications and Conclusions — Government, Politics, and Low-Intensity Conflict — Low-Intensity Conflict and the International Legal System — Implications of Low-Intensity Conflict for United States Policy and Strategy — Final Reflections