Trends in outside support for insurgent movements

What Is an Insurgency?

Methodology

Organization

State Support for Insurgencies

State Support for Insurgencies in the 1990s: An Overview

Where State Support Occurs

State Supporters and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Benefits of State Support

Motivations of State Supporters

Regional Influence

Destabilize Neighbors

Regime Change

Payback

Ensuring Influence Within the Opposition

Internal Security

Prestige

Support Coreligionists

Support Co-Ethnics

Irredentism

Leftist Ideology

Plunder

Diaspora Support for Insurgencies

The LTTE and the Tamil Diaspora

Publicity and Propaganda

Fundraising

Motivations for Diaspora Support

Why Host Governments Do Not Block Diaspora Support

The Limited Range of Diaspora Support

Refugee Support for Insurgencies

The Taliban and Afghanistan's Refugees

Refugee Motivations

The Limited Range of Refugee Support

Other Non-State Supporters of Insurgencies

Liberia and the Creation of the RUF

The Impact of NPFL External Activities

Religious Leaders and Organizations

Wealthy Individuals

Aid Agencies and Human Rights Groups

Limits to Support

Assessing the Impact of External Support

Insurgent Requirements

Critical Forms of Support

Safe Haven and Transit

Financial Resources

Political Support and Propaganda

Direct Military Support

Valuable Forms of Support

Training

Weapons and Materiel

Minor Forms of Support

Fighters

Intelligence

Organizational Aid.