Give War a Chance Revisited – The Price to Pay: The Military and Terrorism in Peru

Defense Studies

Give War a Chance Revisited – The Price to Pay: The Military and Terrorism in Peru




W. Alejandro Sanchez Nieto
pages 517-540
Volume 11, Issue 3, 2011
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This article aims to discuss Edward Luttwak’s 1999 piece “Give War a Chance” and how it relates to the internal armed conflict in Perú against two terrorist groups, the MRTA and Shining Path. In his article, Luttwak essentially advocates a military solution to conflicts, downplaying the need and desire for cease-fires and international intervention. Questions addressed here include: After decades of war and between 30,000-70,000 thousand deaths, has a military solution brought peace to Perú? Was negotiation and/or mediation ever a possibility? This research argues that a military solution for intra-state conflicts can be successful, but other factors need to be taken into account as well.


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