The Combination of All Forms of Struggle: Insurgent Legitimation and State Response to FARC. By Alexandra Rachel Phelan. Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. New York: Columbia University Press, 2024.

Authors

Thomas A. Marks, National Defense University

Author Biography

Dr. Thomas A. Marks is the Distinguished Professor and MG Edward G. Lansdale Chair of Irregular Warfighting Strategy at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA) of the National Defense University (NDU), Washington, DC. He assumed this rank and position in July 2016 after a dozen years as the founding Chair of the War and Conflict Studies (WACS) Department, a position he was asked to occupy in the aftermath of 9/11 due to his extensive academic and field experience in irregular warfare. Dr. Marks has authored hundreds of publications, many of which focus on Colombia.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.18.3.2599

Subject Area Keywords

Central Asia, Counterinsurgency, Conflict studies, Gangs and criminal organizations, Latin America, Law enforcement, Narcotics trafficking, Networks and network analysis, Nonstate actors, South America

Recommended Citation

Marks, Thomas A.. "The Combination of All Forms of Struggle: Insurgent Legitimation and State Response to FARC. By Alexandra Rachel Phelan. Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. New York: Columbia University Press, 2024.." Journal of Strategic Security 18, no. 3 (2025) : 446-449.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.18.3.2599
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/iss3/24