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Great Powers, Weak States, and Insurgency : Explaining Internal Threat Alliances, by Patrick W. Quirk, (electronic resource)

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This book offers an original and theoretically rich examination into the dynamics of alliances that great powers and weak states form to defeat threats, such as rebellion or insurgency, within the smaller state’s borders. The author analyzes contemporary examples of such “internal threat alliances,” including Russia’s collaboration with Syria’s Assad regime to defeat anti-government rebels and US cooperation with Colombia’s government to defeat leftist insurgents. In each case, the weaker state’s leadership wanted to remain in power while the great power sought to safeguard its interests linked to the regime’s stability. The book adds to International Relations theory by presenting a distinct conceptual framework that explains why internal threat alliances form, why some are more cohesive than others, and why some are effective while others are not. It thus promises to be of interest to IR scholars and students working in the areas of security studies, alliance dynamics, political violence, and civil war, but also to policy-makers grappling with how to salvage interests, such as access to natural resources or regional stability, imperilled by violence in weak states.--
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1 online resource (XI, 278 pages)
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  • 1. Internal Threat Alliances: A New Conceptual Framework
  • 2. U.S.-Colombia Internal Threat Alliance (1980-2010)
  • 3. U.S.-Afghanistan Internal Threat Alliance (2001-2012)
  • 4. Russia-Syria Internal Threat Alliance (2010-2016)
  • 5. Conclusions
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9783319474199
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47419-9
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Great Powers, Weak States, and Insurgency : Explaining Internal Threat Alliances
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Great Powers, Weak States, and Insurgency
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Explaining Internal Threat Alliances
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by Patrick W. Quirk
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Language
eng
Summary
This book offers an original and theoretically rich examination into the dynamics of alliances that great powers and weak states form to defeat threats, such as rebellion or insurgency, within the smaller state’s borders. The author analyzes contemporary examples of such “internal threat alliances,” including Russia’s collaboration with Syria’s Assad regime to defeat anti-government rebels and US cooperation with Colombia’s government to defeat leftist insurgents. In each case, the weaker state’s leadership wanted to remain in power while the great power sought to safeguard its interests linked to the regime’s stability. The book adds to International Relations theory by presenting a distinct conceptual framework that explains why internal threat alliances form, why some are more cohesive than others, and why some are effective while others are not. It thus promises to be of interest to IR scholars and students working in the areas of security studies, alliance dynamics, political violence, and civil war, but also to policy-makers grappling with how to salvage interests, such as access to natural resources or regional stability, imperilled by violence in weak states.--
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  • Political science
  • Latin America
  • Middle East
  • United States
  • International relations
  • Peace
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  • Conflict Studies
  • Military and Defence Studies
  • US Politics
  • Middle Eastern Politics
  • Latin American Politics
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Great Powers, Weak States, and Insurgency : Explaining Internal Threat Alliances, by Patrick W. Quirk, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47419-9
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1. Internal Threat Alliances: A New Conceptual Framework -- 2. U.S.-Colombia Internal Threat Alliance (1980-2010) -- 3. U.S.-Afghanistan Internal Threat Alliance (2001-2012) -- 4. Russia-Syria Internal Threat Alliance (2010-2016) -- 5. Conclusions
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1 online resource (XI, 278 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783319474199
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Great Powers, Weak States, and Insurgency : Explaining Internal Threat Alliances, by Patrick W. Quirk, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47419-9
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Contents
1. Internal Threat Alliances: A New Conceptual Framework -- 2. U.S.-Colombia Internal Threat Alliance (1980-2010) -- 3. U.S.-Afghanistan Internal Threat Alliance (2001-2012) -- 4. Russia-Syria Internal Threat Alliance (2010-2016) -- 5. Conclusions
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978-3-319-47419-9
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1 online resource (XI, 278 pages)
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multiple file formats
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  • online
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Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783319474199
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(OCoLC)1058432766

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