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Terorizmas ir partizaninis karas – dvi sukilimo formos
Terrorism and guerrilla warfare as two forms of insurgency

Author(s): Egidijus Gailiūnas
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla & VU Tarptautinių santykių ir politikos mokslų institutas

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with terrorism and guerrilla warfare as two different forms of insurgency. It is argued that terrorism and guerrilla warfare can and should be understood as two different strategies or different strategic approaches used by insurgent groups. Five criteria are used to distinguish terrorism from guerrilla warfare. These five criteria: targets, size of operational units, control of territory, area of operations, identification signs. The article states that distinction between terrorism and guerrilla warfare is not only possible, but needed.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 98-124
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Lithuanian
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