Accession Number:

AD0711601

Title:

THE STATE OF RESEARCH ON INTERNAL WAR

Descriptive Note:

Research paper

Corporate Author:

INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Orlansky, Jesse

Report Date:

1970-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

161.0

Abstract:

The paper evaluates current knowledge about the nature of internal war and the types of research being undertaken to increase this knowledge. There were 380 conflicts in the world in the 19 years following World War 2, involving 81 percent of the 123 independent countries in the world. During this period, there were from 13 to 30 new conflicts each year and an average of 13.6 on-going conflicts each month, but there was no formal declaration of war in any conflict. The crucial conceptual issues about internal war are still in the pretheoretical stage. New research on internal war should examine the interaction of the antagonists on a time-line basis, utilize reliable attitudinal data, and examine what happens after hostilities are over, since the real impact of a revolution seems to occur after rather than during the period of active combat. Author

Descriptors:

• *INSURGENCY
• FACTOR ANALYSIS
• GROUP DYNAMICS
• GUERRILLA WARFARE
• HISTORY
• PATTERN RECOGNITION
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• STATISTICAL DATA
• THEORY

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History
• Unconventional Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE