Insurgency and Violent Extremism in Pakistan
| Autor: | Marvin G. Weinbaum |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Insurgency
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Al qaeda 050801 communication & media studies Violent extremism 050601 international relations Existentialism 0506 political science 0508 media and communications Action (philosophy) State (polity) Law Political economy Political Science and International Relations Terrorism Sociology Gradualism media_common |
| Zdroj: | Small Wars & Insurgencies. 28:34-56 |
| ISSN: | 1743-9558 0959-2318 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09592318.2016.1266130 |
| Popis: | Pakistan has an uneven history of dealing with insurgencies and extremism. This article identifies the various campaigns and policies employed to defeat militants and deal with violent extremism. It describes the major anti-state groups and how Pakistan’s military and civilian leaders, relying on the related strategies of selectivity, gradualism and containment, have allowed militancy and terrorism to thrive. This article finds that while the elites and the public may have belatedly come to appreciate the existential internal threats these groups pose to the country, there are strong reasons to doubt the state’s full commitment to its promises to take meaningful action. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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