Fighting and negotiating with armed groups : the difficulty of securing strategic outcomes / Samir Puri

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Adelphi paper ; 459 | Adelphi (Series) (International Institute for Strategic Studies) ; 459.Publication details: Abingdon : Routledge for the IISS, 2016Description: 168 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1138238562
  • 9781138238565
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Contents:
Introduction: The strategic art of confronting armed groups -- 1. The difficulties of accommodating or eliminating armed groups -- 2. Struggle to move from military stalemate to negotiations -- 3. The ruthless pragmatism of being selective and deceptive -- 4. When partnerships of states confront armed groups -- 5. The lopsided strategies of very weak or very strong states -- Conclusion.
Summary: "Fighting armed groups is an uncertain business, and so is negotiating. Doing both alternately, concurrently or selectively, is highly demanding. This book developes a framework to help analysts and policymakers understand the challenges of using a combination of coercion and diplomacy in dealing with armed groups. it considers which complexities have proved most inhibiting, and which have been worked around. What are the obvious traps that states fall into? What appear to be the smarter moves? Thinking in terms of 'military' or 'political solutions' is unhelpful- a strategic approach requires a fusion of coercion and negotiation. Drawing on dent disparate cases, this Adelphi book draws clear lessons for the creation and execution of a coherent stragegy for states involved in such conflicts, which often run for generations." -- From back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The strategic art of confronting armed groups -- 1. The difficulties of accommodating or eliminating armed groups -- 2. Struggle to move from military stalemate to negotiations -- 3. The ruthless pragmatism of being selective and deceptive -- 4. When partnerships of states confront armed groups -- 5. The lopsided strategies of very weak or very strong states -- Conclusion.

"Fighting armed groups is an uncertain business, and so is negotiating. Doing both alternately, concurrently or selectively, is highly demanding. This book developes a framework to help analysts and policymakers understand the challenges of using a combination of coercion and diplomacy in dealing with armed groups. it considers which complexities have proved most inhibiting, and which have been worked around. What are the obvious traps that states fall into? What appear to be the smarter moves? Thinking in terms of 'military' or 'political solutions' is unhelpful- a strategic approach requires a fusion of coercion and negotiation. Drawing on dent disparate cases, this Adelphi book draws clear lessons for the creation and execution of a coherent stragegy for states involved in such conflicts, which often run for generations." -- From back cover.

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