TY  - BOOK
AU  - Puri,Samir
ED  - International Institute for Strategic Studies
TI  - Fighting and negotiating with armed groups: the difficulty of securing strategic outcomes 
T2  - Adelphi
SN  - 9781138238565
SN  - 1944-5571
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Abingdon
PB  - Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies
KW  - Negotiation
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Deterrence (Strategy)
KW  - Conflict management
KW  - Asymmetric warfare
N1  - Introduction: The strategic art of confronting armed groups -- 1. The difficulties of accommodating or eliminating armed groups -- 2. Struggle to move from military stalemate to negotiations -- 3. The ruthless pragmatism of being selective and deceptive -- 4. When partnerships of states confront armed groups -- 5. The lopsided strategies of very weak or very strong states -- Conclusion
N2  - What constitutes an effective and realistic strategy for dealing with non-state armed groups? This question has bedevilled states the world over. Whether in Colombia, Turkey, Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel-Palestine or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, governments have struggled either to fight or negotiate their way to a conclusion. The conflicts in Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka are the exceptions. Fighting armed groups is an uncertain business, and so is negotiating. Doing both alternately, concurrently or selectively, is highly demanding. This book develops a framework to help analysts and policymakers understand the challenges of using a combination of coercion and diplomacy in dealing with armed groups. It considers which complexities have proved most inhibiting, and which have been worked around. What are the obvious traps that states fall into? What appear to be the smarter moves? Thinking in terms of ‘military’ or ‘political’ solutions is unhelpful – a strategic approach requires a fusion of coercion and negotiation. Drawing on ten disparate cases, this Adelphi book draws clear lessons for the creation and execution of a coherent strategy for states involved in such conflicts, which often run for generations
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