TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brown,David
AU  - Murray,Donette
AU  - Riemann,Malte
AU  - Rossi,Norma
AU  - Smith,Martin A.
TI  - Violent non-state actors in modern conflict
T2  - Sandhurst trends in international conflict
SN  - 9781912440207
U1  - 327.117 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Havant
PB  - Howgate Publishing Limited
KW  - Non-state actors (International relations)
KW  - Political violence
N2  - "Recent conflicts such as those in Syria, Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan are increasingly characterised by a pluralisation of irregular and privatised forms of violence. These actors include, among others, warlords, mercenaries, terrorists, transnational organised crime groups, foreign fighters and Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs). While some pose a direct challenge to the state, others are in a complementary and symbiotic relationship with it. As such, violent non-state actors are both competing and cooperating with state actors in modern conflicts and their hybrid nature raises questions with regards to how best to understand these actors, as they often escape neatly defined categorisations. In modern conflicts the lines between terrorists and organised crime groups, irregular and regular forces, as well as economic and political motivations to fight, are increasingly blurred. As a result, ‘new’ and ‘old’ types of violent non-state actors are defining elements of modern conflict. The extreme complexity of twenty-first century conflicts requires a more integrated approach between military and civilian actors in order to respond more effectively to its challenges."--
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