Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Militants, Criminals, and Warlords: The Challenge of Local Governance in an Age of Disorder
    Unavailable
    Militants, Criminals, and Warlords: The Challenge of Local Governance in an Age of Disorder
    Unavailable
    Militants, Criminals, and Warlords: The Challenge of Local Governance in an Age of Disorder
    Ebook278 pages3 hours

    Militants, Criminals, and Warlords: The Challenge of Local Governance in an Age of Disorder

    By Vanda Felbab-Brown, Harold Trinkunas and Shadi Hamid

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    Conventional political theory holds that the sovereign state is the legitimate source of order and provider of public services in any society, whether democratic or not. But Hezbollah and ISIS in the Middle East, pirate clans in Africa, criminal gangs in South America, and militias in Southeast Asia are examples of nonstate actors that control local territory and render public services that the nation-state cannot or will not provide.

    This fascinating book takes the reader around the world to areas where national governance has broken down—or never really existed. In these places, the vacuum has been filled by local gangs, militias, and warlords, some with ideological or political agendas and others focused primarily on economic gain. Many of these actors have substantial popularity and support among local populations and have developed their own enduring institutions, often undermining the legitimacy of the national state.

    The authors show that the rest of the world has more than a passing interest in these situations, in part because transborder crime and terrorism often emerge but also because failed states threaten international interests from trade to security. This book also poses, and offers answers for, the question: How should the international community respond to local orders dominated by armed nonstate actors? In many cases outsiders have taken the short-term route—accepting unsavory local actors out of expediency—but at the price of long-term instability or damage to human rights and other considerations.

    From Africa and the Middle East to Asia and Latin America, the local situations highlighted in this book are, and will remain, high on today's international agenda. The book makes a unique contribution to global understanding of how those situations developed and what can be done about them.

    This title is part of the Geopolitics in the 21st Century series.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrookings Institution Press
    Release dateNov 28, 2017
    ISBN9780815731900
    Unavailable
    Militants, Criminals, and Warlords: The Challenge of Local Governance in an Age of Disorder
    Author

    Vanda Felbab-Brown

    Vanda Felbab-Brown is a senior fellow in the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. She is also the director of the Brookings project “Improving Global Drug Policy: Comparative Perspectives and UNGASS 2016” and co-director of another Brookings project, “Reconstituting Local Orders.” She is an expert on international and internal conflicts and nontraditional security threats, including insurgency, organized crime, urban violence, and illicit economies.

    Related to Militants, Criminals, and Warlords

    Related ebooks

    World Politics For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Country Profile Myanmar

      Oct 9, 2022

      Country Profile Myanmar
      2 min read

    • Article

      Jobs in Political Risk, Government, and Intelligence Intrigue Students

      Apr 11, 2023

      A weeklong virtual career program at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) in January provided a snapshot of students' interests. The best-attended sessions covered political risk, government careers in general, intelligence c

      2 min read

    • Article

      Introducing… Bola Tinubu

      Aug 8, 2023

      Africa’s most populous country seems to have succeeded in a peaceful transfer of presidential power from an incumbent to an aspirant. But there is no big political rupture here. The victor, 71-year-old Bola Tinubu, is a consummate insider in Nigerian

      2 min read

    • Article

      Send Us Your Feedback

      Dec 5, 2023

      Send Us Your Feedback
      2 min read

    • Article

      Introducing… Bernardo Arévalo

      Oct 3, 2023

      No-one expected Bernado Arévalo to emerge as the winner of Guatemala’s presidential race – not even his own party. Facing down the country’s all-powerful oligarchy, the 64-year-old anti-corruption crusader surprised the nation on 20 August by defeati

      2 min read

    • Article

      Diverse Campus, Flexible Curriculum Prepare Graduates for Fulfilling International Careers

      Apr 8, 2024

      Diversity is at the heart of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), both in its student body and graduate program learning pathways. Students hail from nearly 100 countries, with more than 50 languages spoken on camp

      2 min read

    • Article

      What BRICS Brings

      Apr 13, 2023

      Yangzhou, a historical Chinese city located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, is one of the country’s most popular spring travel destinations, renowned for its romantic combination of classical Chinese gardens and traditional architecture. O

      5 min read

    • Article

      Alumni Tackle Major Issues Across Sectors, From Climate to Technology Policy

      Apr 11, 2023

      Graduates of The Fletcher School at Tufts University are finding jobs confronting some of today’s most significant problems. Employed by government agencies and nonprofits, alumni address questions related to climate, gender, and migration. Others ar

      2 min read

    • Article

      What In The World?

      Apr 11, 2023

      1. On Jan. 1, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned that it expected how many of the world’s economies to experience a recession this year? a. 15 percent b. 27 percent c. 33 percent d. 46 percent 2. A week later, which country experience

      1 min read

    • Article

      View From Africa

      Jun 8, 2021

      In April 2021, Chadian president Idriss Déby was reportedly killed in an ambush by rebel soldiers while he was visiting the frontline against a surging rebellion. The day before he was killed, Déby had been announced the winner of his fifth president

      2 min read

    • Article

      Nigeria

      Feb 3, 2023

      Nigeria
      2 min read

    • Article

      Flexible Curriculum Allows Students to Follow Their Global Passions

      Apr 8, 2024

      The most popular courses for today’s global affairs students match developments making headlines: artificial intelligence and disinformation (fake news), authoritarianism and the weakening of democracy, and the environment. Master’s degree students a

      1 min read

    Reviews for Militants, Criminals, and Warlords

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words