Why do some donor governments pursue international development through recipient
governments, while others bypass such local authorities? Weaving together scholarship in …

The US engages in extensive training and education of foreign militaries, often through
exchange programs carried out at the different military services' staff and war colleges …

The United States has emerged as a prominent actor in the international fight against
transnational terrorism in the Sahel region of Africa since 2002, exerting significant political …

Terrorism research increased markedly after the attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11). How
has research on this subject changed in the past twenty years? I examine data on more than …

ABSTRACT The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and the G5 Sahel Joint Force are
ad hoc counterterrorism task forces in the Lake Chad Basin and the Sahel region …

The 9/11 terrorist attacks in United States and the subsequent declaration of war on terror
have upturned worldwide issues including terrorist attacks, fatalities, disbursement of foreign …

Can military training decrease human rights violations by security forces? The case of
foreign military training is a complicated one because often the aim of the training itself is to …

Since the 1950s, US military personnel have taken on an increasingly diverse set of
responsibilities, including less traditional roles delivering disaster aid and engaging in …

Why do governments send their soldiers abroad for military training? Governments
frequently expose their troops to training offered by other countries, although this may …

This book provides an overview of what aid is, how it has changed over time and how it is
practiced, as well as debates about whether aid works, for whom and what its future might …