Power and policy - A comparative study on the state use of paramilitary forces in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Ukraine
Journal: Lund University Publications Student Papers (Lund University)
Year: 2020

Combative paramilitary forces are an unconventional but not unusual notion in warfare. The purpose of this study is to explain how the domestic and international power of a state affect its decision to support and align itself with paramilitary forces in war. By comparing the state alignment in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Ukraine, the study sets out to explain the phenomena by utilizing existing theories of comparative politics and foreign policy analysis. After having classified the