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World Politics

Frieden/Lake/Schultz World Politics Ch. 6

TermDefinition
Seperatism The desire to create an independent state on territory carved from an existing state (ex: South Sudan)
Irredentism The desire to detach a region from one country and attach it to another, usually due to ethnic/religious ties (ex: dissolution of Yugoslavia)
Proxy War A conflict in which two opposing states "fight" by supporting opposite sides in a war, such as the rebels and government in a third state
Insurgency A military strategy in which small, often lightly armed units engage in hit-and-run attacks military, government, and civilian targets.
Terrorism The use or threatened use of violence against noncombatant targets by individuals or nonstate groups for political ends.
Extremists Actor whose interests are not widely shared by others; people/groups that are politically weak relative to the demands they make.
Asymmetric Warfare Armed conflict between actors with highly unequal military capabilities, such as terrorists/rebel groups fighting strong states.
Coercion A strategy that induces policy change by imposing or threatening to impose costs, usually pain or other harm, on the target.
Provocation A strategy of terrorist attacks intended to provoke the target gov't into making a disproportionate response that alienates moderates in the terrorists' home society.
Spoiling A strategy of terrorist attacks intended to sabotage a prospective peace between the target and moderate leadership from the terrorists'' home society.
Outbidding A strategy of terrorist attacks designed to demonstrate a capability for leadership and commitment relative to another, similar terrorist groups.
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