Deterring violent non-state actors: dilemmas and implications

Purpose – This paper aims to address the limitations of classical deterrence theory in dealing with violent non-state actors (VNSAs). Design/methodology/approach – The study uses qualitative methods. Findings – It suggests that two measures must be applied; the first one is to rephrase the assumptio...

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Main Author: Raghda Elbahy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHASS-05-2019-003/full/pdf?title=deterring-violent-non-state-actors-dilemmas-and-implications