Full Description
This book presents a critical reflection on the major armed conflicts that occurred during the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century. Conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria all involved the use of terrorism by one or more groups. Looking to the future, the book asks what this means for violent conflicts yet to come?
Using a variety of case studies, the authors provide a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role played by terrorism as a stand-alone tactic as well as one used to ignite broad-scale conflict. They also pose the question on what occasions does terrorism tend to occur as an armed conflict begins to subside, and when, in other words, is it a trailing indicator?
Contents
Introduction
1. The 'new' terrorism in warfare
2. The logic of our approach: data and measurement
3. Terrorism as a 'leading indicator': insurgents' use of terrorism at the initial stages
4. Terrorism as a tactic of wider-scale warfare
5. Terrorism after wars: the weapon of the weakest?
6. Conclusions and forecasts
Index
