| ID | 175720 |
| Title Proper | Composite Warfare and Civil War Outcome |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hartwig, Jason |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Can rebels utilize variation in modes of warfare to overcome long odds and defeat incumbent forces? I find that rebel use of hybrid forms of warfare – the alternating use of conventional and irregular warfare – produce remarkably higher rates of victory over rebellions utilizing only irregular or conventional warfare. I argue that specific structural and organizational conditions enable use of hybrid warfare. Access to sanctuary, centralized command, and social-political cohesion interact with one another to create remarkably flexible and durable rebel organizations capable of absorbing conventional defeats, while using irregular warfare to shape conditions for eventual conventional victory. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 32, No.5-8; Jul-Dec 2020: p.1268-1290 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol: 32 No 5-8 |
| Key Words | Insurgency ; Vietnam War ; Hybrid Warfare ; Strategy ; Civil War ; Civil War Outcome |