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ID124195
Title ProperInsurgency and counterinsurgency in Russia
Other Title Informationcontending paradigms and current perspectives
LanguageENG
AuthorKim, Younkyoo ;  Blank, Stephen
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)The most outstanding trend in contemporary conflicts has been the fusion of the threats from terrorism and insurgency. Insurgent threats in many places on the globe today are mistaken as terrorist threats, and counterterrorism (CT) is deployed as the local insurgents come increasingly to resemble their transnational terrorist partners. Such an emphasis on the role of terrorism in insurgencies and the undue focus on CT risks strengthening, rather than severing, the connection between local insurgents and transnational terrorists. Russia's counterterrorist strategy inadvertently transformed the conflict from a contained, nationalist rebellion to a sprawling jihadi insurgency and perversely encouraged the group to resort even more to terrorist tactics. The Russian counterinsurgency has been unsuccessful, as the insurgents are neither demolished as a force nor are they isolated by society. Losing the hearts and minds among the Chechen people is a key reason behind why the Russian operation in Chechnya suffered failures. Too little attention was paid to winning over the "hearts and minds" of the people.
`In' analytical NoteStudies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 36, No.11; Nov 2013: p.917-932
Journal SourceStudies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 36, No.11; Nov 2013: p.917-932
Key WordsCounterterrorism ;  Insurgency ;  Terrorism ;  Contemporary Conflicts ;  Transnational Terrorist Partners ;  Local Insurgents ;  Jihadi Insurgency ;  Terrorist Tactics ;  Chechnya


 
 
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