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This article presents the study of ambiguity as the essence of hybrid warfare to reconcile it with the international political context. It addresses the gaps in the literature in an effort to elucidate the essence of hybrid warfare not as a separate concept, but rather as the symptom of a changing political environment. The analysis of the literature is reinforced by two case studies: the war in eastern Ukraine of 2014 and the South China Sea dispute. Both these case studies express ambiguity in the combination of kinetic and non-kinetic means used to achieve political objectives. The article rests on three pillars that constitute the architecture of the central argument. The first pillar will address the gap in the current literature on hybrid warfare and how the current debate is too concerned with conflict dynamics rather than its political nature. The second pillar will delineate the essence, characteristics, and value of ambiguity in hybrid warfare. The third pillar will address the practice of hybrid warfare as the conduct of war by great powers.
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072541
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2005.
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This article compares the attitudes and actions of the American political and intelligence communities towards Irish republicanism since the start of the 'Troubles' and Islamic fundamentalism in Afghanistan before 9/11. It argues that while romantic notions of both groups' struggles existed in political circles, the intelligence agencies have always retained a strong counter-terrorist strategy, especially after IRA violence escalated in the 1970s and as Islamic fighters turned their jihad against the US after the end of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. A constructivist analysis is offered as the explanation for positive American political engagement in the Northern Ireland peace process in the post-Cold War era and for the rapid degeneration of relations with Islamist groups. Consequentially, the article demonstrates how external influences come to bear on internal conflicts.
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ID:
188377
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The Islamic State is an organization at the nexus of modern slavery and terrorism. This article provides the first in-depth analysis of how it regulated slavery. With a consideration of gendered approaches, it applies multiple data sources to reveal a three-part assessment of the forms, establishment, and regulation of slavery from 2014 to 2017. Beginning with the August 2014 Sinjar massacre, it reveals the logistics of slavery through an innovative process entitled the Division and Regulation of Enslavement Framework. It concludes with a discussion on the domestic and international aspects of this crime, detailing recommendations for research and policy.
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ID:
168313
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Cambridge, Polity Press, 2013.
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ix, 141p.pbk
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War and Conflict in the Modern World
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9780745651194
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Copies: C:1/I:0,R:0,Q:0
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 059739 | 355.02/MUM 059739 | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
122242
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2013.
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The contemporary dynamics of proxy warfare will make it a significant feature of the character of conflict in the future. Andrew Mumford identifies four major changes in the nature of modern warfare and argues that they point to a potential increase in the engagement of proxy strategies by states: the decreased public and political appetite in the West for large-scale counter-insurgency 'quagmires' against a backdrop of a global recession; the rise in prominence and importance of Private Military Companies (PMCs) to contemporary war-fighting; the increasing use of cyberspace as a platform from which to indirectly wage war; and the ascent of China as a superpower.
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096514
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ID:
184609
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This article argues for a new application of the concept of the ‘crime–terror nexus’ by highlighting the increased prevalence of criminal engagement in modern slavery and human trafficking (MS/HT) by contemporary terrorist groups. Using the Islamic State and Boko Haram as case studies, Luciano Pollichieni and Andrew Mumford explain how such organisations are involved in MS/HT, and explore the economic and operational advantages they generate from involvement in these illegal activities. The authors call for new research in this field and flag the growing links between terrorism and slavery for counterterrorist practitioners.
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ID:
179096
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As the introduction to the special section on hybrid warfare, this paper establishes the contours of the contemporary debate about the topic, outlines the arguments made by the three papers that follow, and locates hybrid warfare in the broader realm of strategic thought. Enhancing the conceptual basis that hybrid war is grounded in allows us to understand the broader strategic implications of ambiguous uses of force. Collectively, the papers in this section offer fresh insight into non-Western perspectives of the concept, create original typologies for understanding the actors involved in its prosecution, and analyse the implications for international norms and institutions.
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ID:
092314
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2009.
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Making extensive use of primary archival documents, this article seeks to explore whether airpower in three of Britain's most significant post-war colonial counterinsurgency campaigns, Malaya, Kenya and South Arabia, was an unnecessary part of British strategy, offering little useful military force due to the futility and strategic damage rendered by offensive bombardment, or whether airpower was indeed an unsung factor that provided operational flexibility through its effectiveness in a supply context, as well as its intelligence role in providing valuable aerial reconnaissance. In all three case studies the role played by the RAF in medical evacuations, in troop drops, in crop spraying during food-denial initiatives, and in providing 'Voice Aircraft' for the propaganda campaign, provide insights into an under-explored component of Britain's politico-military efforts in counterinsurgency in the 1950s and 1960s and suggests that the main strategic value of airpower in counterinsurgency, then and now, lies in its non-kinetic functions.
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118238
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2012.
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This article assesses how veteran care can be placed at the centre of our understanding of the modern Military Covenant and located as a key issue in contemporary civil-military relations and public policy. Healthcare and welfare provision have become primary manifestations of how the British state fulfils its duty of care towards military personnel. The article aims to present an overview of current provision for veterans of Britain's modern wars and draw conclusions regarding the state's ability to provide short and long-term healthcare and welfare requirements to veterans as part of the Covenant under the rubric of 'Big Society'-inspired policy shifts engendered by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government.
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