FACULTY BOOK PUBLICATIONS

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Transformative Violence: When Routine Cruelty Sp...

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Mar. 11, 2024
Dr. Erica Marat | In patterns of violence across the world, some victims attract strong public support and...
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Operating on the Margins: SOF in the Gray Zone

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Apr. 15, 2023
Dr. Howard G. Coombs & Dr. Christopher Marsh | This volume examines “gray zone conflict,” or the space between...
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Crafting Strategy for Irregular Warfare

Crafting Strategy for Irregular Warfare: A Frame...

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Nov. 29, 2022
Dr. David Ucko & Dr. Thomas Marks | The United States, and the West, struggle to understand and respond to...
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The Insurgent's Dilemma: A Struggle to Prevail

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Jun. 01, 2022
Dr. David Ucko | The Insurgent's Dilemma explores three particularly adaptive strategies and their...
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The EOKA Cause: Nationalism and the Failure of C...

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May. 19, 2022
Dr. Andrew Novo | More than a narrative history of the period, an analysis of British policy, or a description...
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Book cover of Militia Order in Afghanistan

Militia Order in Afghanistan: Guardians or Gangs...

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Jul. 19, 2021
Dr. Matthew Dearing | This book examines the varying militia experiments in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2020 and...
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Book cover of To Rule Eurasia’s Waves: The New Great Power Competition at Sea

To Rule Eurasia’s Waves: The New Great Power Com...

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Oct. 27, 2020
Dr. Geoffrey Gresh | With meticulous and comprehensive field research, Geoffrey Gresh considers how the...
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Book cover of Restoring Thucydides: Testing Familiar Lessons and Deriving New Ones

Restoring Thucydides: Testing Familiar Lessons a...

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Apr. 02, 2020
Dr. Andrew Novo & Dr. Jay Parker | This book examines the use and misuse of historic evidence. It addresses...
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Book cover of Goliath: Why the West Doesn’t Win Wars. And What We Need to Do About It.

Goliath: Why the West Doesn’t Win Wars. And What...

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Jan. 23, 2020
Dr. Sean McFate | War is timeless. Some things change - weapons, tactics, leadership - but our desire to go...
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Book cover of Mercenaries and War: Understanding Private Armies Today

Mercenaries and War: Understanding Private Armie...

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Dec. 18, 2019
Dr. Sean McFate | Patriotism is unimportant, and sometimes a liability. Unsurprisingly, mercenaries do not...
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Book cover of US Foreign Policy in the Middle East: From American Missionaries to the Islamic State

US Foreign Policy in the Middle East: From Ameri...

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Nov. 28, 2019
Dr. Geoffrey Gresh & Dr. Tugrul Keskin | This book examines the emergence and development of U.S. foreign...
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Book cover of The Long Telegram 2.0: A Neo-Kennanite Approach to Russia

The Long Telegram 2.0: A Neo-Kennanite Approach ...

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Nov. 19, 2019
Dr. Peter Eltsov | The Long Telegram 2.0: A Neo-Kennanite Approach to Russia lays out an original argument for...
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Book cover of Returning Islamist Foreign Fighters: Threats and Challenges to the West

Returning Islamist Foreign Fighters: Threats and...

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Nov. 07, 2019
Dr. Elena Pokalova | This book analyzes the major approaches implemented by Western countries in response to...
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Special Operations: Out of the Shadows

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Oct. 03, 2019
Why have special operations forces become a key strategic tool in the conduct of modern warfare? How do these...
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Book cover of The Rising Clamor: The American Press, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Cold War

The Rising Clamor: The American Press, the Centr...

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Jun. 14, 2019
In The Rising Clamor: The American Press, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Cold War, David P. Hadley...
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The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder

The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Dura...

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Jan. 22, 2019
Dr. Sean McFate | Some of the principles of warfare are ancient, others are new, but all described in The New...
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Book cover of Eurasia’s Maritime Rise and Global Security: From the Indian Ocean to Pacific Asia and the Arctic (Palgrave Studies in Maritime Politics and Security)

Eurasia’s Maritime Rise and Global Security: Fro...

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Apr. 16, 2018
Dr. Geoffrey Gresh | This book explores Eurasia’s growing embrace of its maritime geography from the Indian...
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Book cover of The Politics of Police Reform: Society against the State in Post-Soviet Countries

The Politics of Police Reform: Society against t...

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Apr. 02, 2018
Dr. Erica Marat | This book explores the conditions in which a meaningful transformation of the police is...
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Book cover of When Small Countries Crash

When Small Countries Crash

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Jul. 28, 2017
Dr. Scott MacDonald & Dr. Andrew Novo | The story of small countries suffering the costs of financial missteps...
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Book cover for The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order

The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What Th...

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Jun. 01, 2017
Dr. Sean McFate | The United States can no longer go to war without contractors. Yet we don't know much about...
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Book cover of A Tale of Two Eagles: The US-Mexico Bilateral Defense Relationship Post Cold War

A Tale of Two Eagles: The US-Mexico Bilateral De...

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Mar. 13, 2017
Dr. Craig Deare | Relying primarily on one-on-one interviews with senior practitioners and analysts on both...
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Book cover of Architects of Occupation: American Experts and Planning for Postwar Japan

Architects of Occupation: American Experts and P...

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Mar. 07, 2017
In Architects of Occupation, Dayna L. Barnes exposes the wartime origins of occupation policy and broader...
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Elite Warriors: Special Operations Forces Around...

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Jan. 01, 2017
Presenting a collection of essays by leading military and security analysts, Elite Warriors offers a detailed...
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Book cover of Nuclear Energy Safety and International Cooperation (Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy)

Nuclear Energy Safety and International Cooperat...

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Nov. 30, 2016
Dr. Spencer Meredith | This book examines why five countries operating these dangerous reactors first signed...
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Book cover of Gulf Security and the U.S. Military: Regime Survival and the Politics of Basing

Gulf Security and the U.S. Military: Regime Surv...

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Jun. 10, 2015
Dr. Geoffrey Gresh | Gulf National Security and the U.S. Military examines both Gulf Arab national security...
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Book cover of Chechnya's Terrorist Network: The Evolution of Terrorism in Russia's North Caucasus

Chechnya's Terrorist Network: The Evolution of T...

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Feb. 10, 2015
Dr. Elena Pokalova | This authoritative account traces the emergence of terrorism in the volatile region of...
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Book cover of Armed Groups: The 21st Century Threat

Armed Groups: The 21st Century Threat

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Aug. 14, 2014
Dr. Peter Thompson | In this age of asymmetric warfare, battles are fought more and more against armed groups...
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Book cover of Colombian Army Adaptation To FARC Insurgency

Colombian Army Adaptation To FARC Insurgency

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Jul. 09, 2014
Dr. Thomas Marks | Insurgency is a political campaign to mobilize the disaffected and the dispossessed into an...
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Book cover of Insurgency in Nepal

Insurgency in Nepal

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Jul. 06, 2014
Dr. Thomas Marks | Insurgency-the use of protracted low intensity violence and political warfare against a...
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Book cover of Sustainability Of Colombian Military/Strategic Support For “Democratic Security”

Sustainability Of Colombian Military/Strategic S...

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Jul. 01, 2014
Dr. Thomas Marks | Colombia has become synonymous in the popular mind with an intractable war waged against...
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Book cover of Building Better Armies: An Insider’s Account of Liberia

Building Better Armies: An Insider’s Account of ...

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Feb. 03, 2014
Dr. Sean McFate | Following President Charles Taylor’s exile in 2003, the U.S. contracted DynCorp...
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Book cover of Counterinsurgency in Crisis: Britain and the Challenges of Modern Warfare (Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare)

Counterinsurgency in Crisis: Britain and the Cha...

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Oct. 08, 2013
Dr. Robert Egnell & Dr. David Ucko | Building upon this detailed account of the Basra and Helmand campaigns,...
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Book cover of Russian Foreign Policy: Interests, Vectors, and Sectors

Russian Foreign Policy: Interests, Vectors, and ...

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Sep. 04, 2013
In a truly contemporary analysis of Moscow′s relations with its neighbors and other strategic international...
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Book cover of Religion and the State in Russia and China: Suppression, Survival, and Revival

Religion and the State in Russia and China: Supp...

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Jan. 20, 2011
This comparative survey of the secularization policies of the Soviet Union and China looks at the suppression,...
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Book cover of Queen of Cities

Queen of Cities

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Jan. 21, 2010
Dr. Andrew Novo | In Queen of Cities, ANDREW NOVO evokes an age of armored heroes and high-walled cities, of...
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Book cover of The Military and the State in Central Asia: From Red Army to Independence (Central Asian Studies)

The Military and the State in Central Asia: From...

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Oct. 16, 2009
Dr. Erica Marat | This book is the first major, in-depth study of the military institutions in Central Asian...
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Book cover of The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars

The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the ...

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Jul. 02, 2009
Dr. David Ucko | The New Counterinsurgency Era examines DoD’s institutional obstacles and initially slow...
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Book cover of Reintegrating Armed Groups After Conflict: Politics, Violence and Transition (Routledge Studies in Intervention and Statebuilding)

Reintegrating Armed Groups After Conflict: Polit...

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Apr. 06, 2009
Dr. Mats Berdal & Dr. David Ucko | This book looks at the political reintegration of armed groups after civil...
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Book cover of From Harappa to Hastinapura: A Study of the Earliest South Asian City and Civilization (American School of Prehistoric Research Monograph Series)

From Harappa to Hastinapura: A Study of the Earl...

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Apr. 30, 2008
Dr. Peter Eltsov | This volume revisits the controversial issues of continuity and great tradition in...
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Book cover of Maoist People's War in Post-Vietnam Asia (Studies in Insurgency and Terrorism No. 1)

Maoist People's War in Post-Vietnam Asia (Studie...

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Jan. 01, 2007
Dr. Thomas Marks | This study builds upon the earlier work of the author to provide a definitive exploration...
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Book cover of Unparalleled Reforms: China's Rise, Russia's Fall, and the Interdependence of Transition

Unparalleled Reforms: China's Rise, Russia's Fal...

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Dec. 14, 2005
Unparalleled Reforms offers the reader a sophisticated understanding of the nature of political reform and...
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Book cover of U.S.-China Relations in the Twenty-First Century: Policies, Prospects, and Possibilities

U.S.-China Relations in the Twenty-First Century...

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Feb. 01, 2004
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the once numerous pronouncements of a coming conflict with China have...
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Book cover of Through Alternative Lenses

Through Alternative Lenses

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Jul. 29, 2003
 Dr. Jay Parker, Daniel J. Kaufman, Patrick V. Howell | This book was designed as a companion to the...
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Civil Society and the Search for Justice in Russia

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Jul. 01, 2002
Civil Society and the Search for Justice in Russia explores the various dimensions of Russia's civil society:...
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Russia at the Polls: Voters, Elections, and Demo...

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Aug. 01, 2001
Vladmir Putin′s recent election as Russia′s president was the culmination of over a decade of competitive...
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Book cover of Counterrevolution in China: Wang Sheng and the Kuomintang

Counterrevolution in China: Wang Sheng and the K...

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Feb. 28, 1998
Dr. Thomas Marks | This ground-breaking book spans 60 years of modern Chinese history from the much neglected...
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Book cover of The British Acquisition of Siamese Malaya

The British Acquisition of Siamese Malaya

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Oct. 01, 1997
Dr. Thomas Marks | The book tells the story of the political maneuvering by Bangkok and London for possession...
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Book cover of Maoist Insurgency Since Vietnam

Maoist Insurgency Since Vietnam

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Jan. 31, 1996
Dr. Thomas Marks | This book is an analysis of revolutions based on the Maoist Mode. These insurgencies...
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Book cover of Making Revolution: The Insurgency of the Communist Party of Thailand in Structural Perspective (Studies in Contemporary Thailand No. 3)

Making Revolution: The Insurgency of the Communi...

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Jan. 01, 1994
Dr. Thomas Marks | This book depicts the attempt by the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT) to seize power...
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