Small Wars & Insurgencies Books

New and Published Books

1. Self-Determination in the Post-9/11 Era

   By Elizabeth Chadwick

   Series: Routledge Research in International Law

   This book discusses the increasing tendency in certain government quarters to incorporate struggles by peoples for their self-determination into the wider anti-terrorist agenda of the post-9/11 era. This tendency distorts the laws of armed conflict and of peace alike. As inter-state anti-terrorist...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
2. The End of the Cold War and The Third World

   New Perspectives on Regional Conflict

   Edited by Artemy Kalinovsky, Sergey Radchenko

   Series: Cold War History

   This book brings together recent research on the end of the Cold War in the Third World and engages with ongoing debates about regional conflicts, the role of great powers in the developing world, and the role of international actors in conflict resolution. Most of the recent scholarship on the...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Criminal Insurgencies in Mexico and the Americas

   The Gangs and Cartels Wage War

   Edited by Robert Bunker

   In recent years, the south-western border of the United States has come under increasing pressure from the activities of Mexican narco-insurgents. These insurgents have developed rapidly from beginnings as nebulous gangs into networked cartels that have exposed the porosity of the border. These...

   Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge
4. Hamas and Suicide Terrorism

   Multi-causal and Multi-level Approaches

   By Rashmi Singh

   Series: LSE International Studies Series

   This book analyses the root causes of suicide terrorism at both the elite and rank-and- file levels of the Hamas and also explains why this tactic has disappeared in the post-2006 period. This volume adopts a multi-causal, multi-level approach to analyse the use of suicide bombings by Hamas and...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
5. Aid, Insurgencies and Conflict Transformation

   When Greed is Good

   By Rob Kevlihan

   Series: Routledge Studies in Security and Conflict Management

   This book examines the circumstances under which aid can contribute to the management and transformation of intra-state conflicts. How and when do insurgents govern? How does the presence of aid and social services influence how insurgents govern? Under what circumstances can aid contribute to the...

   Published November 20th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Routledge Handbook of Civil-Military Relations

   Edited by Thomas Bruneau, Florina Cristiana Matei

   This new Handbook offers a wide-ranging, internationally focused overview of the field of civil–military relations. The armed forces are central actors in most societies and are involved in many different roles. Amongst other activities, they engage in peace operations, support the police in...

   Published September 10th 2012 by Routledge
7. US Special Forces and Counterinsurgency in Vietnam

   Military Innovation and Institutional Failure, 1961-63

   By Christopher K. Ives

   Series: Strategy and History

   This volume examines US Army Special Forces efforts to mobilize and train indigenous minorities in Vietnam. Christopher K. Ives shows how before the Second Indochina War, the Republic of Vietnam had begun to falter under the burden of an increasingly successful insurgency. The dominant American...

   Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
8. Israel and Hizbollah

   An Asymmetric Conflict in Historical and Comparative Perspective

   Edited by Clive Jones, Sergio Catignani

   Series: Middle Eastern Military Studies

   This book examines the local and international dynamics and strategies that have come to define the often violent relationship between Israel and Lebanon. Since the end of the Cold War, academic debate over the nature of war in the contemporary world has focused upon the asymmetric nature of...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
9. Modern War and the Utility of Force

   Challenges, Methods and Strategy

   Edited by Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Jan Angstrom

   Series: Cass Military Studies

   This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war. After the Cold War, Western armed forces have increasingly been called upon to intervene in internal conflicts in the former Third World. These forces have been called upon to carry out missions that they traditionally...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Routledge Handbook of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency

    Edited by Paul B. Rich, Isabelle Duyvesteyn

    This new handbook provides a wide-ranging overview of the current state of academic analysis and debate on insurgency and counterinsurgency, as well as an-up-to date survey of contemporary insurgent movements and counter-insurgencies. In recent years, and more specifically since the insurgency in...

    Published January 10th 2012 by Routledge