| ID | 191480 |
| Title Proper | Maoist Hybridity? a Comparative Analysis of the Links between Insurgent Strategic Practice and Tactical Hybridity in Contemporary Non-State Armed Groups |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Stoddard, Edward |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | While the recent literature on hybrid warfare has focused overwhelmingly on Russia, military tactical hybridity among non-state actors has received less attention, and minimal comparative examination. This is surprising as the range of non-state actors successfully using hybridized irregular-conventional tactics (increasingly symmetrically) against states has grown. Examining this phenomenon comparatively in three divergent cases (Islamic State, Boko Haram, the Houthi Movement), this article tests an often-overlooked argument stating that military hybridity among non-state actors is a result of these groups’ common adoption of a specific form of Maoist-style warfare strategy – emulative insurgency. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 46, No.4-6; Apr-Jun 2023: p.913-937 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol: 46 No 4-6 |
| Key Words | Non-State Armed Groups ; Maoist Hybridity ; Insurgent Strategic Practice ; Tactical Hybridity in Contemporary |