THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN INSURGENCY AND TERRORISM IN THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN INSURGENCY AND TERRORISM IN THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Author(s): Gheorghe Liviu ZidaruContributor(s): Iulia NASTASIE (Translator)
Subject(s): Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: insurgency; terrorism; expeditionary forces; globalisation; operational environment; asymmetry; fourth generation warfare;
Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author approaches the issue of terrorism and insurgency as well as the way they are interlinked in the operational environment. In his opinion, as time goes by, the operational environment is diversified by the emergence of new, unpredictable actors, and insurgency and terrorism remain the main forms of unconventional war that can be fought only by adopting new strategies and a unified action of the military, economic and political element. Moreover, he mentions that, even if insurgency and terrorism are often confused conceptually, they are dynamic processes specific to the operational environment, focused on triggering political changes. The difference between insurgency and terrorism consists in the decision to use violence to achieve political goals.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 108-116
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
