The Insurgent's Dilemma: A Struggle to Prevail

by David H. Ucko

Despite attracting headlines and hype, insurgents rarely win. Even when they claim territory and threaten governmental writ, they typically face a military backlash too powerful to withstand. States struggle with addressing the political roots of such movements, and their military efforts mostly just "mow the grass," yet, for the insurgent, the grass is nonetheless mowed-and the armed project must start over. This is the insurgent's dilemma: the difficulty...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197651682
• ISBN13: 9780197651681
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"