United States & Terrorism Discussion

I’m working on a international law question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

There are more stateless terrorists than you might think — al Qaeda and GreenPeace both fit definitions for stateless terrorist organizations.

Identify an insurgency (internal or global) that became active prior to 1990. Give a brief description of it and of the counterinsurgency effort used by the lead government to counter it. What were the primary strategy elements for both the insurgency and the counterinsurgency? Which elements were successful? How might this translate into an organic or global insurgency acting against the United States?

Recommend readings:

• Rumelt, Richard. 2011. Good strategy, bad strategy: The difference & why it matters. New York: Crown Business. pp. 116-141.
• Beckett, Ian. 2001. Modern insurgencies and counter-insurgencies – Guerillas and their opponents since 1750. London: Routledge.
• Gray, Colin. 2006. Irregular enemies & the essence of strategy: Can the American Way of War adapt? Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army Strategic Studies Institute.
• U.S. Department of State. 2009, January. Counterinsurgency guide. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative.