POLSCI 160 Chapter 6: FLS Chapter 6 (234-287)
17 Oct 2017
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Violence by nonstate actors: civil war and terrorism. Civil war is a war in which the main participants are within the same state, such as the government and a rebel group. Somalia: no central government so the conflict involves several groups each trying to assume at role. Civil wars tend to be bloodier than interstate wars, they have also become more numerous. External actors often play a significant role in the onset, duration, and outcome of civil conflict. Civil wars tend to have spillover effects beyond their borders. They often create refugee flows that can burden neighboring states, and they may involved widespread crimes against humanity that shock the consciences of those far away from the actual fighting. Of the 69 peacekeeping operations undertaken by the united nations from. 1948 to 2014, 39 were deployed to conflicts that were within a single state and another 12 dealt with conflicts involved both international and civil dimensions.
