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Author : Jeffrey H. Norwitz
Release : 2009-07
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Pirates, Terrorists, and Warlords by : Jeffrey H. Norwitz
Download or read book Pirates, Terrorists, and Warlords written by Jeffrey H. Norwitz. This book was released on 2009-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A serious look at the enemies we face in the twenty-first...
Author : Alejandro Colás
Release : 2011-10
Genre : Imperialism
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Book Synopsis Mercenaries, Pirates, Bandits and Empires by : Alejandro Colás
Download or read book Mercenaries, Pirates, Bandits and Empires written by Alejandro Colás. This book was released on 2011-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world dominated by nation-states, expressions of private violence have generally been neglected: either as relics of a more disorganised world or as marginal nuisances to states themselves. The prevalence and centrality of private violence in the past and present warns against such complacency. An increasing academic interest in 'non-state' or private violence in International Relations has been mirrored in the world of policy as terrorists, insurgents, private military companies, and more recently pirates, have all become the focus of international security. Despite the increasing interest, the historical analysis of such actors has not been at a premium. This volume seeks to rectify this gap. Setting private violence in an historical context the contributors consider the development of private violence in time, as well as offering a comparative analysis of its unfolding across different geographical planes. The nine chapters that form the volume critically explore the lives of pirates, privateers, mercenaries, warlords, bandits and smugglers - groups of men (and occasionally women) that have sustained themselves and their kin principally through recourse to violence, but generally from outside or on the margins of public, state authority. They underline ways in which private violence acts both as a threat to existing forms of social order, and as a vehicle of empowerment for the established political authorities.
Author : John B. Alexander
Release : 2013
Genre : Piracy
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Book Rating : 808/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Piracy by : John B. Alexander
Download or read book Piracy written by John B. Alexander. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this monograph, the author sets the stage with a brief historical account of how maritime piracy has evolved over the centuries to its current state: a vast enterprise whose increasing profitability has attracted a confluence of nefarious actors including warlords and international criminal organizations. The author speculates on the potential for intersection between pirates and ideological terrorist movements such as al-Qaeda and Associated Movements. Such a future would significantly elevate the stakes in a U.S. whole-of-government counter-piracy response. What role should the U.S. military, and Special Operations Forces (SOF) in particular, play in addressing the global issue of maritime piracy? The author points out many of the thorny legal considerations that contextually color any efforts to address counter-piracy and notes that the best solution to criminal acts occurring hundreds of miles at sea may in fact lie with efforts, including the use of SOF, to improve the security apparatus on shore.
Author : John B. Alexander
Release : 2013
Genre : Maritime terrorism
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Book Rating : 923/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Piracy by : John B. Alexander
Download or read book Piracy written by John B. Alexander. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this monograph, the author sets the stage with a brief historical account of how maritime piracy has evolved over the centuries to its current state: a vast enterprise whose increasing profitability has attracted a confluence of nefarious actors including warlords and international criminal organizations. The author speculates on the potential for intersection between pirates and ideological terrorist movements such as al-Qaeda and Associated Movements. Such a future would significantly elevate the stakes in a U.S. whole-of-government counter-piracy response. What role should the U.S. military, and Special Operations Forces (SOF) in particular, play in addressing the global issue of maritime piracy? The author points out many of the thorny legal considerations that contextually color any efforts to address counter-piracy and notes that the best solution to criminal acts occurring hundreds of miles at sea may in fact lie with efforts, including the use of SOF, to improve the security apparatus on shore.
Author : Caroline Varin
Release : 2017-04-24
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 524/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Violent Non-State Actors in Africa by : Caroline Varin
Download or read book Violent Non-State Actors in Africa written by Caroline Varin. This book was released on 2017-04-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the rise and impact of violent non-state actors in contemporary Africa and the implications for the sovereignty and security of African states. Each chapter tackles a unique angle on violent organizations on the continent with the view of highlighting the conditions that lead to the rise and radicalization of these groups. The chapters further examine the ways in which governments have responded to the challenge and the national, regional and international strategies that they have adopted as a result. Chapter contributors to this volume examine the emergence of Islamist terrorists in Nigeria, Mali and Libya; rebels in DR Congo, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Rwanda; and warlords and pirates in Somalia, Uganda and Sierra Leone.
