Nonstate Actors in Colombia: Threat and Response

Manwaring, Max G.

ISBN 10: 1584870885 / ISBN 13: 9781584870883

Published by U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, Carlisle, PA, 2002

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Glued binding. v, [1], 31, [3] p. Illustrations, black & white. Endnotes. This is one of the Studies in Asymmetry series. Colombia's "Hobbesian Trinity" of illegal drug traffickers, insurgents, and paramilitary organizations are creating a situation in which life is indeed "nasty, brutish, and short." Political and military leaders can start thinking about the gravity of the terrorist strategy employed by Colombia's stateless adversaries from this point. Dr. Max G. Manwaring is a Professor of Military Strategy in the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC), and is a retired U.S. Army colonel. He has served in various civilian and military positions. Dr. Manwaring is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, and holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois. *The above information may not be current. It was current at the time when the individual worked for SSI or was published by SSI. Very good. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Bookseller Inventory # 71513

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nonstate Actors in Colombia: Threat and ...

Publisher: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, Carlisle, PA

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Wraps

Illustrator: Johnson, Gary L. (Cover Artist)

Edition: Presumed first edition/first printing.

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Synopsis:

The common denominator intent of any terrorist group is to impose self-determined desires for “change” on a society, a nation-state, and/or other perceived symbols of power in the global community. The solution to the terrorism threat is not simply to destroy small bands of terrorist fanatics and the governments that support them. Additional measures are needed. That is, once a terrorist group is brought under control or neutralized, multifaceted efforts must be taken to preclude the seeds that created that organization from germinating again. Given these realities within the context of the contemporary global security environment, the United States has little choice but to reexamine and rethink national and global stability and security-and a peaceful and more prosperous tomorrow.