Great Powers, Weak States, and Insurgency: Explaining Internal Threat Alliances

284 Pages·2017·2.23 MB·English

by  Patrick W. Quirk (auth.)

PALGRAVE STUDIES
IN GOVERNANCE,
SECURITY AND
DEVELOPMENT
GREAT POWERS,
WEAK STATES,
AND INSURGENCY
EXPLAINING INTERNAL THREAT ALLIANCES

PATRICK W. QUIRK
Governance, Security and Development
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Patrick W. Quirk
Great Powers, Weak
States, and Insurgency
Explaining Internal Threat Alliances
Patrick W. Quirk
Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Governance, Security and Development
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reface
This book would not have been possible without the contributions, guid-
ance, and support from loved ones, friends, and colleagues. Dr. Steven
David and Dr. Daniel Deudney provided irreplaceable feedback and
guidance throughout the entire writing process and my time as a doc-
toral student at Johns Hopkins. Various people provided useful feedback
on chapters and the entire manuscript. Dr. Miguel Carter, Dr. Rubrick
Biegon, Dr. Jeff Meiser, and Chris Schunk provided feedback on chap-
ter drafts as well as support throughout the writing process. In its early
stages, the project benefited from conversations with Mike McCarthy
and Alex Alden. Anonymous reviewers provided thoughtful suggestions
that improved the overall quality of the book. Jessica Mortellaro provided
excellent research assistance. Loved ones are essential to the completion
of any project like this one. In particular, I thank my wife, Lauren, who
supported me throughout the process. She made sure that I kept a good
sense of humor and perspective. I would also like to thank my mother and
father, whose hard work and support enabled me to get to this point. Mia
provided companionship during early mornings and late nights of writing.
Any flaws presented here are my own. The ideas presented here do not
represent views of the US government or Georgetown University.
Patrick W. Quirk
Georgetown University
Washington, DC, USA
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ontents
1 Internal Threat Alliances: A New Conceptual Framework 1
2 US–Colombia Internal Threat Alliance (1980–2010) 37
3 US–Afghanistan Internal Threat Alliance (2001–2012) 101
4 Russia–Syria Internal Threat Alliance (2010–2016) 179
5 Conclusions 215
Appendix 1: US–Colombia Internal Threat
Alliance (1980–2010) 225
Appendix 2: US–Afghanistan Internal Threat
Alliance (2001–2012) 233
Appendix 3: Russia–Syria Internal Threat
Alliance (2009–2016) 241
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Bibliography 243
Index 273
L t
ist of abLes
Table 1.1 Summary of Internal Threat Alliance Dynamics 20
Table 2.1 U S–Colombia Alliance Formation: From External
to Internal Threat Alliance 51
Table 3.1 US–Afghanistan Internal Threat Alliance Formation 116
Table 4.1 Russia–Syria Internal Threat Alliance Formation 185
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