| ID | 131763 |
| Title Proper | Aden Pivot |
| Other Title Information | British counter-insurgency after Aden |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dingli, Sophia ; Kennedy, Caroline |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article argues that the Aden Insurgency was a pivotal moment in the history of British counter-insurgency. We argue that it was in Aden where the newfound strength of human rights discourse, embodied in Amnesty International, and of anti-colonial sentiment, expressed by the UN General Assembly, forced the British government to pay attention to public perceptions of colonial brutality. Using archival sources, we foreground three episodes in the history of the insurgency to support our argument and to illustrate that the changes witnessed were not the result of 'learning' but of a fundamental shift in the international environment. |
| `In' analytical Note | Civil Wars Vol.16, No.1; March 2014: p.86-104 |
| Journal Source | Civil Wars Vol.16, No.1; March 2014: p.86-104 |
| Key Words | United Kingdom - UK ; Counterinsurgencies ; Pivot ; British Counterinsurgencies ; British Pivot ; Aden Pivot ; Politics ; International Politics ; Terrorism ; Insurgencies ; Conflicts Resolutions ; colonial Amnesty ; Colonial Brutality ; International Environment ; Public Perception ; Anti - Colonial Sentiment ; Human Rights |