doi:10.3849/1802-7199

STRATEGIC CULTURE OF GLOBAL INSURGENCY

Jan BENEŠ

Jihadi terrorism may be understood as a military tool used for political and military purposes of an actor in international relations. This article develops the concept of the Global insurgency, formulated by David Kilcullen. It is argued that Global Insurgency is a specific single actor with a distinctive strategic culture. The author examines the strategic culture of global insurgency from various angles through Gray’s framework of seventeen dimensions of strategy. It is argued that the Global Insurgency operates on multiple levels of strategy with a high degree of coherence and with distinct strategic culture.

Keywords

Al-Qaeda; Islamic State; Insurgency; Strategic Culture; Strategy; Terrorism.


Title in English:

STRATEGIC CULTURE OF GLOBAL INSURGENCY

Title in Czech:

STRATEGICKÁ KULTURA GLOBÁLNÍHO POVSTALECTVÍ

Type:

Article

Author(s):

Jan BENEŠ

Language:

English

Abstract:

English/Czech

Journal:

Obrana a strategie

Publisher:

University of Defence

ISSN:

ISSN 1214-6463 (print) and ISSN 1802-7199 (on- line)

DOI:

10.3849/1802-7199.18.2018.02.005-022

Issue:

Volume 18, Number 2 (December 2018)

Pages:

005-022

Received:

04.06.2018

Accepted:

19.10.2018

Published online:

15.12.2018

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