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The Strategic Realities of Twenty-First Century “Small Wars”— An Opinion Essay

ZFTWARNING — Sat, 22 May 2021 18:36:29 +0000

The Strategic Realities of Twenty-First Century “Small Wars”— An Opinion Essay ZFTWARNING Sat, 05/22/2021 - 2:36pm

The traditional distinctions between crime, terrorism, subversion, and insurgency are blurred. This new dynamic involves the migration of the monopoly of political power (i.e., the authoritative allocation of the values in a society) from the traditional nation-state to unconventional actors such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), transnational criminal organizations, Leninist-Maoist insurgents, tribal militias, mafia organizations, private armies, cartel enforcers, third generation gangs (3GEN Gangs), and other modern mercenaries and entrepreneurs. These actors conduct some form or level of war against various state and non-state adversaries and promulgate their own rule of law—within alternatively governed spaces—within the societies they control. That activity creates an ambiguous bazaar of violence where criminal entrepreneurs fuel the convergence of crime and war.

The Crime-Conflict Nexus: Warlords and Pseudo-States

Peter J. Munson — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:59:22 +0000

The Crime-Conflict Nexus: Warlords and Pseudo-States

From ISN ETH Zurich, 1 May.

When a state is unable to maintain its monopoly on violence, power-vacuums inevitably arise. Today, Mark Galeotti provides valuable insights into how organized criminals and warlords fill these vacuums in failed, weak and even pseudo-states.

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Peter J. Munson Tue, 05/07/2013 - 12:59pm

Talks about Talks – Does Yemen Need More Time?

Peter J. Munson — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:56:32 +0000

Talks about Talks – Does Yemen Need More Time?

Haste makes waste - or how not to push Yemen over the cliff.

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failed states

The Strategic Realities of Twenty-First Century “Small Wars”— An Opinion Essay

The Crime-Conflict Nexus: Warlords and Pseudo-States

Talks about Talks – Does Yemen Need More Time?

Talks about Talks – Does Yemen Need More Time?

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