TY  - BOOK
AU  - PATTEN David A
TI  - Taking advantage of insurgencies: effective policies of state-sponsorship 
PY  - 2013///
KW  - INSURGENCY
KW  - STATE SPONSORSHIP
N2  - How and in what circumstances can a state benefit from supporting an insurgent group? Most conflicts are now insurgencies and most insurgent groups are state sponsored. This article considers the pros and cons of such support, describes cases of South Africa's support for RENAMO and Iran's support for Hezbollah, and then considers al Qaeda as a quasi-state sponsor of insurgency. Concludes with a discussion of the implications for events in Syria and Central Africa
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2013.866424
ER  -