This interdisciplinary book is the first systematic study of the relationship between
nationalism and war and, as such, makes an original contribution to theories of nationalism …

Abstract In 2013, France launched Operation 'Serval'to halt the southwards advance of
Islamist insurgents in Mali. Using a Clausewitzian analytical framework, this article provides …

The author offers a detailed comparison between the character of irregular warfare,
insurgency in particular, and the principal enduring features of" the American way." He …

It is widely believed that the human impact of civil conflict in the present era is especially
destructive. Proponents of the 'new wars' thesis hold that today's conflicts are fuelled by …

Utilising critical realist philosophy of social science, this article contends that discourse may
be studied as a causal mechanism in the generation of events—and one relationally …

Since the Second World War, western armed forces have been most successful against
opponents whose weapons, methods of organization, and ways of thinking closely …

The identification of intra-national armed conflict as a leading problem for the international
community in the 1990s produced a wave of novel research into civil wars. Though these …

Policy responses to transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) within migrant receiving
countries often conflate all organizations which conduct illegal activity in multiple countries …

Numerous states have passed gender integration legislation permanently admitting women
into their military forces. As a result, states have dramatically increased women's numbers …

Desde la década de 1990 la región del Pacífico colombiano vive un proceso inédito de
agudización del conflicto armado interno. Algunos estudios han descrito este hecho como …