Strategic Role of Armed Non-State Actors
The latest research being started by Defence Research and Development Canada - this, from the MERX public tendering site:
A little bit more from the Statement of Work (available here):
Quote:
.... In simple terms, the goal of this ... project is to shed soem light upon what ANSAs do and why they do it .... this framework will serve as the theoritical basis for subsequent development of an integrated (operational- or strategic-level) knowledge management tool to assist Candian Forces... in the production of combat and strategic intelligence in support of future Peace Support Operations ... and Counterinsurgency Operations ... in fragile or failing states ....
Plain English? What does current research say about what armed anti-government groups do, and why they do it? We want to know so we can develop a framework - a set of lenses, if you will - for military folks to look through to help them produce intelligence during "peacekeeping" or counterinsurgency operations in fragile or failing states.
Police Intelligence Operations
Moderators Note this link does not work, see next post - which does.
http://http://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-19-50.pdf
Sounds like this