Assymetric warfare
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Security challenges arising from hybrid threats and hybrid warfare, HT&HW, are today high on the security agenda not only in Sweden but across the globe. Despite the attention and the growing body of studies on the subject, there is a... more
"Los choques entre Irán y Estados Unidos durante los años 80 en el Golfo Pérsico llevó a las autoridades iraníes a sacar desiguales conclusiones sobre el empleo de tácticas navales convencionales y no convencionales. Mientras que la... more
A nuestro entender, todo conflicto es, por lo general, asimétrico. Esto ha ocurrido así desde los tiempos bíblicos, como nos cuenta la historia de David y Goliat. Es difícil encontrar dos o más adversarios que cuenten con los mismos... more
British military personnel in action in Aden With centuries of experience garnered from waging wars of colonial conquest, combating revolutionary movements and imperial policing, the British Army has been seen as an expert institution in... more
The conquest and colonisation of the northeastern Baltic Rim in the 13th century durably shaped religious and ethnic identities of and relations between the native population and the arriving crusaders. This article explores the codes and... more
Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction Part V: The Broader Strategic Context by Anathony H. Cordesman and Adam C. Seitz December 8, 2008 Iran’s nuclear ambitions and missile programs, and their interactions with its growing capabilities... more
The XXI century was full of wars on various grounds, during which were used a variety of methods. In describing these conflicts were created two terms: asymmetric warfare and Hybrid wars. The Author analyzed in paper circumstances of... more
A look into Islamism in the Caribbean and how drug gangs and terrorism, all factor into the dynamics created by the Islamist's.
Traditionally, Byzantium is said to have adopted a guerrilla strategy along its eastern frontier after the seventh century as a means of dealing with the superior forces of the Muslims. A tenth-century military manual attributed to the... more
"The response of the survivors of the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah to forced population transfer and its multicultural context is a collection of religious texts promoting a homogeneous population with a... more
Chapter in Payam Mohseni (ed.) Tipping the Balance? Implications of the Iran Nuclear Deal on Israeli Security, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, December 2015
Venezuela’s relations with Iran date back into the sixties when both were founding members of the OPEC. Iran’s influence in Latin America has become quite large since the Iranian revolution. Iran sees Latin America as a strategic priority... more
This paper looks at the evolution of warfare. Furthermore, it tends to explain what hybrid warfare is. It also classifies hybrid warfare into two subtypes informing the reader about the actors in this type of warfare. It also guides on... more
The contemporary international security environment is characterized by the prevalence of military and non-military threats such as terrorism, roliferation of weapons of mass destruction, environmental disruptions, energy security... more
Terörle mücadele kapsamında ülkenin doğusundaki şehirleri üs haline getirmiş teröristlere kaşı harekât başlamıştır. Sivil halk ile birlikte aynı yerleşim yerinde bulunan teröristlere karşı mücadele riskler taşımaktadır. Sivil-terörist... more
This paper examines relations between the United States and Pakistan in relation to the current War in Afghanistan. It examines the reasons for Pakistan's alarming and apparently incoherent behavior as a state. Finally, it demonstrates... more
Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction Doctrine, Policy and Command by Anthony H. Cordesman and Adam C. Seitz January 12, 2009 Iran’s nuclear ambitions and missile programs, and their interactions with its growing capabilities for... more
Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction: Capabilities, Developments and Strategic Uncertainties by Anthony H. Cordesman and Adam C. Seitz October 14, 2008 The Burke Chair has prepared a new set of briefs, prepared by Anthony H. Cordesman... more
The international security environment has seemingly departed from a post-cold war period of everlasting peace and has instead evolved into a volatile and increasingly grey area of war and peace. S ...
Definido tras la guerra de verano de 2006 entre Israel y Hezbollah y empleado para explicar las tácticas empleadas por los Talibán, la oposición siria, el Estado Islámico en Iraq o Rusia en Ucrania, el conflicto híbrido ha adquirido una... more
Kavramın kuramsal araştırmacılarına göre stratejik kültür, ülkelerin güvenlik temalı strateji oluşturmadaki karar alma süreçlerine etki eden, duygu, düşünce ve davranış kalıplarının toplamı olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bu tezde, ilk olarak... more
In the post-9/11 era, the label " asymmetric wars " has often been used to question the relevance of certain aspects of international humanitarian law (IHL); to push for redefining the combatant/civilian distinction; and to try to reverse... more
Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program: Work in Progress? by Anthony H. Cordesman and Adam C. Seitz November 6, 2008 The Burke Chair has prepared a new set of briefs, prepared by Anthony H. Cordesman and... more
Book review. Taras Kuzio "Putin’s War against Ukraine: Revolution, nationalism and crime," CreateSpace Independent, in association with the Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Toronto, 2017.
Contemporary civil conflicts are increasingly inter- and trans-nationalized: dis- tinctive conflict dynamics extend beyond the boundaries of the respective states and are exposed to foreign involvement, in different forms. Within this... more
The labeling of violence as either legitimate or illegitimate is more an act of Statecraft than a values-based examination of the incident itself.
The term 'asymmetric threats' functions, although under slightly different meanings, in contemporary strategic, international and political studies, and defines some phenomena which are characteristic of the world in the 21st century.... more
Although Hybrid Warfare is an old concept, theoretical studies in the western countries mainly began in the post-Col War era, focusing on asymmetrical threats against conventional superiority of western countries such as USA or Israel.... more
An Israeli military strategy of asymmetric warfare named after Beirut's southern suburbs-the target of Israel's aerial bombardment during the Second Lebanon War of 2006. The originators announced the doctrine in a series of press inter... more
From the Boer War, through Palestine and post WWII experiences, this paper evaluates the development of COIN doctrine over the past century. Focussing on FM 3-24, which, in the wake of Iraq and Afghanistan, sets out the current US Army... more
Abstrakt: Aby określić miejsce Iranu w regionie, należy poddać analizie irańską politykę bezpieczeństwa, która opiera się na zdolnościach asymetrycznych, rekompensujących konwencjonalne niedostatki. Iran niezmiennie stara się osiągnąć... more
Over the past decade and a half, North America has seen a rash of environmentally motivated arsons. One group in particular, the clandestine Earth Liberation Front (ELF), has targeted ski resorts, genetic research labs, SUV dealerships,... more
Known alternatively as "narco-tanks" (narcotanques), "Rhino trucks," and "monster trucks"(monstruos), the crude armored vehicles emerging in Mexico's cartel war are evidence of a changing tactical logic on the ground. "Narco-tanks" are... more
Although Hybrid Warfare is an old concept, theoretical studies in the western countries mainly began in the post-Col War era, focusing on asymmetrical threats against conventional superiority of western countries such as USA or Israel.... more
The maritime domain bears vital economic interests of a country. However, a predominant part of the oceans is not subject to national sovereignty, which makes it much easier for a hybrid threat to manifest. For instance, during an armed... more