Warlords : strong-arm brokers in weak states

Warlords : strong-arm brokers in weak states / Kimberly Marten.

Warlords are individuals who control small territories within weak states, using a combination of force and patronage. In this book, Kimberly Marten shows why and how warlords undermine state sovereignty. Unlike the feudal lords of a previous era, warlords today are not state-builders. Instead they...

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Main Author: Marten, Kimberly Zisk, 1963-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
Series:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Subjects:
1900-2099
1900-talet
2000-talet
Warlordism > History > 20th century.
Warlordism > History > 21st century.
Warlordism and international relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Warlordism
Warlordism and international relations
Militären och samhället.
Milis.
Krig > historia.
Internationella relationer.
Rustningskontroll.
Internationell säkerhet.
Säkerhetspolitik.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Warlords : an introduction
  • Warlords and universal sovereignty
  • Ungoverned warlords : Pakistan's FATA in the twentieth century
  • The Georgian experiment with warlords
  • Chechnya : the sovereignty of Ramzan Kadyrov
  • It takes three : Washington, Baghdad, and the Sons of Iraq
  • Conclusion : lessons and hypotheses.

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