{"product_id":"non-state-special-operations-ian-rice-9781032594514","title":"Non-State Special Operations: Capabilities and Effects","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines how violent non-state actors (VNSAs) emulate and develop military special operation capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on previous research on Islamic State special operations, the book develops a theoretical framework surrounding a typology of VNSA (militants, proxies, criminal\/cults, and mercenaries) to explore variations of non-state special operations, with multiple cases for each category of actor. Understanding when and why VNSAs use special operations provides insights into the inner workings of such groups and how they campaign and also has implications for the proliferation of special operation forces around the globe and its influence on non-state behavior. This volume contributes to research on the recent trend of non-state actors surprising, and in some cases humiliating, their state opponents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, defense studies, and security studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Rice,Craig Whiteside\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032594519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032594514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Ian Rice","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930734412031,"sku":"9781032594514","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8e1247b-4939-4711-933e-3b87820cd95c.jpg?v=1766343900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/non-state-special-operations-ian-rice-9781032594514","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}