DOD/NGO Relations and Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction Operations in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

Following the demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the context of todays warfare has changed dramatically. The US finds herself engaged in struggles against nebulous enemies with no concept of or desire to fight fair. On September 11, 2001, Al Qaeda aptly demonstrated their lack of restraint in warfare by turning civilian planes full of innocent people into guided missiles directed at civilian institutions. On a smaller scale, they have regularly recruited and indiscriminately employed suicide bombers against local populations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Terror tactics are a weapon of the weak used to bring attention to a perceived injustice or cause.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019026

Entities

People

  • Neal Iii Newell

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Failed States
  • Geography
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Human Trafficking
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Saharan Africa
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.