Citation

Manwaring M. Small Wars Insurg. 2011; 22(5): 860-889.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/09592318.2011.621232

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

There are numerous small, irregular, asymmetric, and revolutionary wars ongoing around the world today. In these conflicts, there is much to be learned by anyone who has the responsibility of dealing with, analyzing, or reporting on national security threats generated by state and non-state actors. The cases we examine (Mexico, Jamaica, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru) demonstrate how the weakening of national stability, security, and sovereignty can indirectly and directly contribute to personal and collective insecurity, radical political change, and possible state failure. These cases are also significant beyond their uniqueness. The common political objective in each diverse case isone way or anotherto control governments, and/or coerce radical change in discrete political-social-economic systems. This defines war as well as insurgency, and shifts the asymmetric global security challenge from abstract to real.

Language: en

Keywords

security and sovereignty challanges in Argentina; security and sovereignty challenges in Colombia; security and sovereignty challenges in Jamaica; security and sovereignty challenges in Mexico; security and sovereignty challenges in Peru