Violent Non-State Actors

[selil]

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The first eight posts were in a separate thread, but have been merged into this - they share a common theme Violent Non-State Actors (ends).


I picked a project recently based on the fact I don't know squat about it. My research questions is

"Can the nation states created by the treaties and tradition of Westphalia respond adequately to non-nation state actors and the rise of a corporate state environment, and what are those impacts on homeland security"

My thesis is "The fundamental and traditional expectations of nation states are in conflict with the reasonable and prudent execution of homeland security in an era of rising non-nation state actors".

Kind of tough to prove in five to seven pages but heck.....

I have materials spanning from Clausewitz to Robb but I'm sure I'm missing something. If you have any favorite sources that might be used I'd be all ears. There has been some work along these lines and I'm sure I'll stumble across an entire conference proceeding but I'm learning. This is my test pass at framing a much larger question within my discipline.

Harassment expected, help hoped for.... Let the flogging begin.