Warfare has migrated into cities. From Mosul to Mumbai, Aleppo to Marawi, the major
military battles of the twenty-first century have taken place in densely populated urban areas …

Urban wars represent one–perhaps the–phenomenon in which war and cities take particular
form in and through each other. With the epistemics of this reciprocal relationship being less …

What explains differences in soldier participation in violence during irregular war? How do
ordinary men become professional wielders of force, and when does this transformation …

Disasters are on increase around the world which resulted in widespread devastation of
houses. For reconstruction projects in post-disaster, it is crucial to understand the success …

From the end of the year 2008 to 2021, Israel committed four wars in the Gaza Strip. These
wars were known as Operation Cast Lead in 2009, Operation Pillar of Cloud in 2012 …

As the US National Defense Strategy recognizes, the United States is currently locked in a
great-power competition with Russia. This report seeks to define areas where the United …

Over the last decade, the terror finance landscape has changed dramatically. The
proliferation of un-or under-governed spaces has allowed terrorist organisations to exploit …

2 CTC SENTINEL OCTOBER 2024 its “operational capabilities,” to name only a few. 9 Early
analysis was further compounded by several alleged “facts” that were initially taken at face …

Preface is report documents research and analysis conducted as part of the RAND
Corporation research project Extending Russia: Competing from Advantageous Ground …

Members of the so-called Islamic State (IS) have used subterranea in Syria and Iraq as a
core part of their control over territories and their military capability. Around Mosul they …