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5 Terrorism after wars

The weapon of the weakest?
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Abstract

Insurgents may fail in their insurgent efforts but that does not mean they give up their struggle. In fact, they may retreat from attempts to engage in wider-scale warfare to carrying out terrorist attacks as a means of showing their continued relevance. In some cases, factions of violent armed groups remain committed to armed confrontation. In these cases, the dissenting factions may refuse to accept truces or peace agreements and continue to launch terrorist attacks as a way of sabotaging peaceful outcomes.

Abstract

Insurgents may fail in their insurgent efforts but that does not mean they give up their struggle. In fact, they may retreat from attempts to engage in wider-scale warfare to carrying out terrorist attacks as a means of showing their continued relevance. In some cases, factions of violent armed groups remain committed to armed confrontation. In these cases, the dissenting factions may refuse to accept truces or peace agreements and continue to launch terrorist attacks as a way of sabotaging peaceful outcomes.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of figures vi
  4. List of tables viii
  5. Acknowledgements ix
  6. Abbreviations x
  7. Introduction 1
  8. 1 The “new” terrorism in warfare 10
  9. 2 The logic of our approach 67
  10. 3 Terrorism as a leading indicator 100
  11. 4 Terrorism as a tactic of wider-scale warfare 152
  12. 5 Terrorism after wars 192
  13. 6 Conclusions and forecasts 224
  14. Appendices 238
  15. Bibliography 253
  16. Index 271
The role of terrorism in twenty-first-century warfare
This chapter is in the book The role of terrorism in twenty-first-century warfare
https://doi.org/10.7765/9781784997649.00012

Chapters in this book

  1. Front matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of figures vi
  4. List of tables viii
  5. Acknowledgements ix
  6. Abbreviations x
  7. Introduction 1
  8. 1 The “new” terrorism in warfare 10
  9. 2 The logic of our approach 67
  10. 3 Terrorism as a leading indicator 100
  11. 4 Terrorism as a tactic of wider-scale warfare 152
  12. 5 Terrorism after wars 192
  13. 6 Conclusions and forecasts 224
  14. Appendices 238
  15. Bibliography 253
  16. Index 271
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