@article{1360188,
      author = {Kan, Paul Rexton.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1360188},
      title = {The Global Challenge of Militias and Paramilitary Violence  /},
      publisher = {Springer International Publishing :},
      abstract = {"Paul R. Kan offers an authoritative assessment of the  increasingly important role that militias play in global  security. Kan's book fills a critical gap in the  literature, and is highly recommended for scholars and  policymakers attempting to understand the diversity of  violent non-state actors." -Colin P. Clarke, Senior  Research Fellow, The Soufan Center, USA "This work sets a  new standard with regard to analysis of the impact of  militias and paramilitaries-both understudied groups in  contemporary conflict-on global stability and state  fragility." -Robert J. Bunker, former Minerva Chair,  Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, USA  This book describes militias as significant and prevalent  actors in today's international security environment. To  separate them from other types of violent non-state groups,  such as terrorists, guerrillas and insurgents, the author  describes militias as local guardians that use violence to  fill a variety of political, social and security gaps,  which have created vulnerabilities for their particular  constituencies. Although militias are local in orientation,  their effects are not contained to particular countries and  have only added to the instability in the international  system. This book explores how militias contribute to  international security issues by furthering state  fragility, undermining human rights and democratization,  enabling illicit trafficking, prolonging internal conflicts  and fostering proxy wars. Paul Rexton Kan is Professor of  National Security Studies at the U.S. Army War College,  USA. His work has been cited in the New York Times,  Washington Post, Forbes and featured on the websites  DefenseOne and Freakanomics.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13016-9},
      recid = {1360188},
      pages = {1 online resource (VII, 133 p. :)},
      address = {Cham :},
      year = {2019},
}