Rebels Without Borders : Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Global Context of Civil War -- Caging the Leviathan: Understanding Transnational Insurgency -- Why Go Transnational? -- Trends and Definitions -- Plan of the Book -- 1. A Theory of Transnational Rebellion -- Intellectual Heritage -- State Boundaries as International Institutions -- Transnational Opposition -- Neighboring States as Sanctuaries for Rebel Groups -- Extraterritorial Mobilization and Conflict Bargaining -- The Internationalization of Civil Conflict -- Possibilities for Conflict Resolution -- 2. Transnational Rebels and Civil Violence -- Empirical Implications of the Theory -- Measuring the Concepts -- Quantitative Results -- Extraterritorial Bases and Conflict Duration -- International Borders and Ethnic Conflict -- Evaluating the Evidence -- Chapter 2 Appendix: Exploring Cause and Effect Relationships with Case Evidence -- 3. Transnational Rebels and International Conflict -- Empirical Implications of the Theory -- Measuring the Concepts -- Quantitative Results -- Exploring the Relationship through Case Narratives -- Rivalries, International Conflict, and TNR Support -- Evaluating the Evidence -- Introduction to the Case Studies -- 4. The Nicaraguan Civil War -- The Significance of Extraterritorial Bases -- Beginning of the Peace Process -- The End of the Contra War -- Lessons Learned -- 5. The Rwandan Civil War -- Background to the Conflicts in Central Africa -- Rwandan Intervention against Mobutu -- Rwanda versus Kabila -- The Peace Process -- Evicting the Rebels -- Lessons Learned -- Evaluating the Case Studies -- Conclusion: Improving Theory and Policy -- Summary of Major Findings -- Improving Theories of Conflict -- Policy Implications -- References -- Index.

Salehyan examines transnational rebel organizations in civil conflicts, utilizing cross-national datasets and case studies: Nicaraguan Contra bases in Honduras and Costa Rica; the Rwandan civil war's impact on Congo; and the Kurdish PKK.

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