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| A conflict whereby nonstate combatants who largely abide by the rules of war target the state. |
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| A belief that all institutions and values are essentially meaningless and that the only redeeming value is violence. |
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| Violence outside of state control that is politically motivated. |
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| Relative Deprivation Model |
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| Model that predicts revolution when public expectations outpace the rate of domestic change. |
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| Public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime. |
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| State-Sponsored Terrorism |
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| Terrorism supported directly by a state as an instrument of foreign policy. |
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| The use of violence by nonstate actors against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. |
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