I'm an International Relations student at the University of Exeter and I'm currently trying to produce a case study looking into the military strategy and decision making processes of the M23 rebel movement in the DRC. However, most literature appears to approach this issue from a peace and conflict angle. Yet, a UN official interestingly claimed last year that the M23 rebels function like a "conventional" military. Is anyone able to recommend any research on the M23 rebels' strategic thinking or of strategy in rebel insurgencies more generally? Thank you!
Thomas the research problem may not be researchable, because you may not access the target population, and the sample. Unless if you revert to desk meta-analysis of the available materials, which I belief is scanty, and may not be authoritative enough.
Thank you very much for your comment Nazario, do you think it would be possible to try and gain the strategic perspective of the DRC government itself instead, or are there any other African insurgencies you know of that might be more accessible to research on?
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