To date, scholarly work on armed groups has seldom considered the notion of rebel
resilience, or the factors that enable these groups to survive despite time, military pressure …

This article examines the Task Forces created by the African Union (AU) to address the
security threats posed by Boko Haram and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). It argues that …

Why do some winning rebel groups build loyal postwar militaries, while others do not?
Surprisingly, though victorious rebel political and military elites cooperate successfully to …

Political order following rebel victory in civil wars has seen remarkable variation. While some
rebellions transform their victories into durable regimes, others do not. This article develops …

Between 1989 and 2011, the three neighboring West African countries of Liberia, Sierra
Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire each experienced at least one major civil conflict; and the …

While conventional interstate warfare in Africa has been rare, proxy warfare has been a key
constitutive dimension of armed conflict on the continent as a useful way for African regimes …

What motivates state and non-state actors to sponsor proxy forces? Why do proxy forces
accept support, even knowing it may come at a cost to their autonomy or legitimacy? Three …

This chapter describes child terrorism in Africa and Latin America. Examined are child
suicide bombers, particularly girls, in Africa. Girls should no longer be viewed as just the …

'A definitive compendium of essays on proxy warfare from the historical, legal, political and
theoretical perspectives, The Routledge Handbook of Proxy Wars will doubtless prove to be …

Why do some conflicts last longer than others? Previous work on conflict duration posits
information asymmetries and credible commitment problems can cause protracted civil wars …