Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Challenges to state control of territory: Comparative analysis of Yemen, Afghanistan and Myanmar Subject The topic of the resource Afghanistan; armed non-state actors; external intervention; failed state; insurgency; Myanmar; state legitimacy; territorial sovereignty; Yemen Description An account of the resource States around the world have lost control over their territory to armed non-state actors, including states like Yemen, Afghanistan and Myanmar in the Asian region. This article aims to understand why these states are unable to exercise control over all of their territory. The study identifies and examines four major challenges faced by states in maintaining control over their territory lack of state legitimacy and effectiveness, strategic motives of armed non-state actors, socio-economic motives of armed non-state actors and external intervention. A comparative analysis of the cases of Yemen, Afghanistan and Myanmar illustrates the wide relevance of these challenges faced by the states with respect to territorial control. The Author(s) 2021. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Korishetti S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, Vol-7, No. 1, pp. 115-131. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SAGE Publications Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/20578911211004775" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1177/20578911211004775</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103574629&amp;doi=10.1177%2F20578911211004775&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=38a7c41cd0660b4f595306e1e564f67e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103574629&amp;doi=10.1177%2f20578911211004775&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=38a7c41cd0660b4f595306e1e564f67e</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20578911 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Korishetti S., Sumedha Korishetti, Christ (Deemed to be University), India