New Approaches to Nonstate Armed Actors
Edited by Kenneth H. Williams
ABOUT THE BOOK
For as long as governments have existed, groups have been forming to oppose them. The twenty-first century has brought newly emerging insurgent or terrorist groups that are often more sophisticated than their predecessors. New Approaches to Nonstate Armed Actors presents leading experts in the field discussing the challenges associated with confronting such groups, including engagement, negotiation, de-radicalization, and intervention. Organizations addressed range from current operations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and Mexican drug cartels to groups like the Irish Republican Army that are now a part of history. In addition to the presentations below, the book also includes a panel discussion with the participants moderated by Roger Hardy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction—New Approaches to Nonstate Armed Actors
Kenneth H. Williams, Marine Corps University Press
Chapter 1. Negotiating with Terrorists
Mitchell B. Reiss, Washington College
Chapter 2. State versus Nonstate Interventions in Fragile States
David Kilcullen, Caerus Associates/CNAS
Chapter 3. What are Our Objectives with Nonstate Actors?
Robert Malley, International Crisis Group
Chapter 4. De-radicalization and Disengagement Programs
Peter R. Neumann, King’s College London
Chapter 5. Discussion of New Approaches to Nonstate Armed Actors
Moderated by Roger Hardy, London School of Economics