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RAND studied 89 modern insurgency cases to test conventional understanding about how insurgencies end. Findings relevant to policymakers and analysts include that modern insurgencies last about ten years; withdrawal of state support cripples insurgencies; civil defense forces are useful for both sides; pseudodemocracies fare poorly against insurgents; and governments win more often in the long run.

Counterinsurgency -- Case studies. --- Insurgency -- Case studies. --- Insurgency. --- Insurgency --- Counterinsurgency --- Political Science --- Political Theory of the State --- Law, Politics & Government --- Counterguerrilla warfare --- Insurgent attacks --- Rebellions --- Political sociology --- Guerrilla warfare --- Civil war --- Political crimes and offenses --- Revolutions --- Government, Resistance to --- Internal security