Violent Non-state Actors and the Syrian Civil War The ISIS and YPG Cases /
This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People's Protection Units (YPG), as well as...
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| Médium: | Elektronický zdroj E-kniha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Springer International Publishing,
2018.
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| Vydání: | 1st ed. 2018. |
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| ISBN: | 9783319675282 |
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Obsah:
- Chapter 1: Reframing and Reassessing the VNSAs in Syrian Conflict: An Introduction
- Part 1: Actorness
- Chapter 2: Contested Geographies: How ISIS and YPG Rule 'No-Go' Areas in Northern Syria
- Chapter 3: Making Sense of the Territorial Aspirations of ISIS: Autonomy, Representation, Influence
- Chapter 4: How to Profile PYD/YPG as an Actor in the Syrian Civil War: Policy Implications for the Region and Beyond
- Chapter 5: The Islamic State versus the Popular Protection Units: Reciprocal Mobilization of Violent Non-State Actors in the Syrian Civil War
- Part 2: Powerfulness
- Chapter 6: ISIS as an Actor Controlling Water Resources in Syria and Iraq
- Part 3: Effectiveness
- Chapter 7: 'Surrogate Warfare' in Syria and the Pitfalls of Diverging US Attitudes Towards ISIS and PYD
- Chapter 8: External Actors and VNSAs: An Analysis of the United States, Russia, ISIS and PYD/YPG
- Chapter 9: The EU's Stance Towards VNSAs in dealing with the Syrian Crisis and its Effects
- Chapter 10: Understanding Iran's Approach to Violent Non-State Actors: ISIS and YPG Cases
- Chapter 11: The Contagion of the Syrian Civil War into Turkey Under the Impact of ISIS and YPG Cases: Conditioning Factors and Diffusion Mechanisms.