The decline of the red army faction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4945476 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hans Josef Horchem (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 61-74 |
| Publication date | 1991-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546559108427104 |
| OpenAlex | W2061201148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The Red Army Faction (RAF) has changed the structure of its organisation several times. This happened usually after setbacks in its operations which were regarded by sympathisers and supporters as defeats. Regroupings in the hierarchy were made in the hope to get new energies for the armed struggle. In the last year difficulties in communications developed, particularly between the command level and the prisoners. The attempt to establish a ‘West European Guerrilla’ failed. At the beginning of the 1980s the RAF worked out its ‘MIC‐streategy’ which was aimed at the so‐called ‘Military‐Industrial‐Complex’. Meanwhile this conception is replaced by another target. The enemy of the terrorists now is the ‘European Superpower’. By creating this new hostile figure the RAF is renewing its attempt to form a ‘European Front of the Guerrilla’. But the call for new allies remained without resonance until today
Adversary · Citizen journalism · Computer security · Guerrilla warfare · Hierarchy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Superpower · Computer Science · Engineering · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · European Politics and Security · Law · Military History and Strategy
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2022 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |