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Great piece by @ExumAM
I teach a class called Violent Nonstate Actors. One of my key points is that differences btwn group types matter for policy- you can't simply apply a policy that (maybe) worked vs. one group type against another type.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/counterinsurgency-isnt-answer/617935/
I teach a class called Violent Nonstate Actors. One of my key points is that differences btwn group types matter for policy- you can't simply apply a policy that (maybe) worked vs. one group type against another type.
thread https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/counterinsurgency-isnt-answer/617935/
One article discussed in class is this great one by @akcronin, provocatively titled "ISIS is not a terrorist group." It argues that applying CT to a territory-holding, quasi-state group would not work as CT might against traditional terrorist orgs. 2/5 https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/middle-east/2015-02-18/isis-not-terrorist-group
A lot of work shows that applying counterinsurgency (COIN) or counterterrorism (CT) to criminal groups like drug cartels has backfired.
This old-ish piece of mine explains why - pointing out some key differences between group types. 3/5
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2294822
This old-ish piece of mine explains why - pointing out some key differences between group types. 3/5
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2294822
What would be the best approach agains the Capitol insurrectionists? Traditional law enforcement has been effective against a lot of terrorist groups. And counter-messaging or counter-narratives can affect broader movements. 4/5
Anyway: I know we get sick of definitional debates about insurgents, terrorists, coups, etc. But these are not "only" theoretical debates.
What a group or event *is* has implications for the types of policies that are likely to work to defeat it, or prevent more of the same.
What a group or event *is* has implications for the types of policies that are likely to work to defeat it, or prevent more of the same.
