Institute for Strategic Studies articles from November 1 2005

Institute for Strategic Studies archives from November 1 2005

Preface.
November 1, 2005... The use of irregular forms of warfare and terror is as old as humankind itself. The modern variations thereof were prevalent during the post-1945 era, especially in the context of anti-colonial wars of national liberation fought in pursuit of...

Chapter 1 Revolutionary warfare and related concepts: a conceptual framework.
November 1, 2005... 1. INTRODUCTION In the aftermath of the Second Gulf War, the resistance in Iraq has been referred to as terrorism, guerrilla warfare and insurgency, and possibly leading to civil war. Although some of these terms are apparently used to...

Chapter 2 Twentieth century classical insurgency, counter-insurgency and counter-terror.
November 1, 2005... 1. INTRODUCTION Since the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, terrorism in all its forms has received a tremendous amount of research attention. Terrorism in its international, transnational and national forms...

Chapter 3 Post-Cold War/11 September 2001 insurgency and counter-insurgency with specific reference to Iraq and Afghanistan.
November 1, 2005... 1. INTRODUCTION Insurgency, counter-insurgency and terrorism have a long history. So long, that the history reaches into the mists of time, when Egyptian pharaohs ruled and the accounts are read in hieroglyphics and hieractic writing. In...

Chapter 4 Global and regional initiatives to combat terror.
November 1, 2005... 1. INTRODUCTION The use of terror is as old as humankind itself. As indicated in the previous sections, the salience of terrorism--also as a threat to global security--has increased since the ending of the Cold War, more specifically since...

Chapter 5 Summary.
November 1, 2005... 1. ON THE MEANING OF CONCEPTS Exact meanings are not always attached to various terms used to describe particular forms of political violence. This is especially the case with concepts such as terrorism, insurgency, revolutionary warfare...

Recent publications/resente publikasies.(Bibliography)
November 1, 2005... (A complete list of ISSUP publications is available on request/'n Volledige lys van ISSUP-publikasies is op aanvraag beskikbaar) Contact: The Director Institute for Strategic Studies University of Pretoria PRETORIA 0002...