Violent Non-state Actors and the Syrian Civil War
Subtitle: The ISIS and YPG Cases
Publisher: Springer
Published: Dec 01, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9783319675275
Description: "This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People's Protection Units (YPG), as well as the regional and geopolitical impacts of these VNSAs. The contributors also cover topics such as the re-imagination of borders, the YPG's demands for national sovereignty, and the involvement of regional and global powers in the Syrian crisis"--Back cover.
Notes: Source title: Violent Non-state Actors and the Syrian Civil War: The ISIS and YPG Cases