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Warlords

strong-arm brokers in weak states

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In this book, through case studies, the author shows why and how warlords undermine state sovereignty. Unlike the feudal lords of a previous era, warlords today are not state-builders. Instead they collude with cost-conscious, corrupt, or frightened state officials to flout and undermine state capacity. They thrive on illegality, relying on private militias for support, and often provoke violent resentment from those who are cut out of their networks. Some act as middlemen for competing states, helping to hollow out their own states from within. Countries ranging from the United States to Russia have repeatedly chosen to ally with warlords, but Marten argues that to do so is a dangerous proposition. She draws lessons from these experiences to generate new arguments about the relationship between states, sovereignty, "local power brokers," and stability and security in the modern world.

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Cornell University Press
Language
English
Pages
262

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Subjects

Warlordism and international relations, Warlordism, History, Military government, Seigneurs de la guerre, Histoire, Seigneurs de la guerre et relations internationales, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Security (National & International), General, Militären och samhället, Milis, Krig, Historia, Internationella relationer, Rustningskontroll, Internationell säkerhet, Säkerhetspolitik, Warlord, Militèaren och samhèallet

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20th century, 21st century
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Table of Contents

Warlords : an introduction
Warlords and universal sovereignty
Ungoverned warlords : Pakistan's FATA in the twentieth century
The Georgian experiment with warlords
Chechnya : the sovereignty of Ramzan Kadyrov
It takes three : Washington, Baghdad, and the Sons of Iraq
Conclusion : lessons and hypotheses.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Ithaca
Series
Cornell studies in security affairs, Cornell studies in security affairs

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
321.9
Library of Congress
JZ1317.2 .M37 2012, JZ1317.2.M37 2012

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
262

Edition Identifiers

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OL25151191M
ISBN 13
9780801450761
LCCN
2011051561
OCLC/WorldCat
798902976, 767566922

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL16416368W

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