The claim by the Ministry of Defence in 2001 that'the experience of numerous small wars
has provided the British Army with a unique insight into this demanding form of …

There are currently between twenty and thirty civil wars worldwide, while at a global level the
Cold War has been succeeded by a" war on drugs" and a" war on terror" that continues to …

Terrorism, mass uprisings, and political extremism are in the news every day. It is no
coincidence that these phenomena come together at the beginning of a new era. Radicals …

Since 1945 the dominant form of large-scale violence has been civil wars. Although the
annual count of extant civil wars (far larger than the number of interstate wars) peaked …

Based on the memories of elderly Naga and Mizo villagers in north-east India who
underwent grouping in the 1950s and 1960s, this article shows how the concept of" success" …

This article considers the nature of collusion between the British state and loyalist
paramilitary organisations during the conflict in Northern Ireland in the context of British …

Following regime change, how does wartime victimization shape political attitudes and
participation in the long run? I argue that it increases post-war political vigilance: greater …

Does political science research have something to add to the counterinsurgency strategy
debate? Should the discipline even concern itself with debates over military doctrine and …

Visual cues have always been central to the laws of war. Wearing a military uniform
becomes a visual guide to distinguishing combatants from civilians. Insurgencies, however …

What is the relationship between counterinsurgency and institution-building? When do
wartime institutions persist once conflict has ended? Classic theories examine how war …