Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Turkey
The New PKK
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Security
| Author: | Spyridon Plakoudas | ISBN: | 9783319756592 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | Publication: | April 4, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | Spyridon Plakoudas |
| ISBN: | 9783319756592 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Publication: | April 4, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
This book seeks to answer the “why” and “how” questions about the insurgency of the PKK, a militant left-wing group of Turkey’s Kurds, in Turkey. The PKK has been inter-locked in an intermittent war against Turkey since 1984 in the name of Kurdish nationalism. The author combines insights of Strategy and IR - from strategy and tactics in irregular warfare to peace negotiations between state authorities and insurgents, with data from qualitative research, to achieve two inter-related objectives: first, assess the current state of affairs and predict the future course of the conflict and, secondly, draw general conclusions on how protracted conflicts can end and how.
This book seeks to answer the “why” and “how” questions about the insurgency of the PKK, a militant left-wing group of Turkey’s Kurds, in Turkey. The PKK has been inter-locked in an intermittent war against Turkey since 1984 in the name of Kurdish nationalism. The author combines insights of Strategy and IR - from strategy and tactics in irregular warfare to peace negotiations between state authorities and insurgents, with data from qualitative research, to achieve two inter-related objectives: first, assess the current state of affairs and predict the future course of the conflict and, secondly, draw general conclusions on how protracted conflicts can end and how.
