This book considers the problem of managing the unfinished business of a violent past in societies moving out of political violence. Truth Commissions are increasingly…

This is the first book to set out a comprehensive framework by which to understand terrorism as strategy. It contends that even terrorism of the…

Political Islam and Violence in Indonesia presents a penetrating new investigation of religious radicalism in the largest Muslim country in the world.

Indonesia is a country…

Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) is the relationship between militaries and humanitarians. Largely conducted in post-conflict environments, CIMIC has become a key characteristic of military operations in…

In an era of globalization and identity politics, this book explores how Holocaust imagery and vocabulary have been appropriated and applied to other genocides.

The…

This book analyzes the changes and tendencies expressed in the relation between army and society in Israel.

Since its inception, Israel has been defined as a…

This book discusses and provides examples of Russia’s need to reshape its security and military policies in order to meet the global challenges of fighting…

China has shifted its foreign policy from one that avoided engagement in international organizations to one that is now embracing them. These moves present a…

John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called ‘OODA’ loop model he developed. This model refers to a decision-making process and to the idea…

A major new contribution to comparative and multidisciplinary scholarship on the alignment of religion and violence in the contemporary world, with a special focus on…