JEFF NORWITZ WEB SITE

The two words - armed and group - are clear enough and, when used together, conjure up any manner of mental images. This edited collection will consider armed groups to include classic insurgents, terrorists, guerrillas, militias, police agencies, criminal organizations, war-lords, privatized military organizations, mercenaries, pirates, drug cartels, apocalyptic religious extremists, orchestrated rioters and mobs, and tribal factions... Armed Groups: Studies in National Security, Counterterrorism, and Counterinsurgency