Adelphi series
About the Book Series
The Adelphi series is The International Institute for Strategic Studies' flagship contribution to policy-relevant, original academic research.
Six books are published each year. They provide rigorous analysis of contemporary strategic and defence topics that is useful to politicians and diplomats, as well as academic researchers, foreign-affairs analysts, defence commentators and journalists.
Harsh Lessons: Iraq, Afghanistan and the Changing Character of War
1st Edition
By Ben Barry
February 06, 2017
The recent Afghanistan and Iraq wars were very controversial. The conflicts’ casualties, intractability and the apparent failure of the US and its allies to achieve their objectives mean that many see the wars as failures. This resulted in a loss of confidence in the West of the utility of force as...
Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia
1st Edition
By Samuel Charap, Timothy J. Colton
January 12, 2017
Disorder erupted in Ukraine in 2014, involving the overthrow of a sitting government, the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula, and a violent insurrection, supported by Moscow, in the east of the country. This Adelphi book argues that the crisis has yielded a ruinous outcome, in which all ...
Business and Conflict in Fragile States: The Case for Pragmatic Solutions
1st Edition
By Brian Ganson, Achim Wennmann
June 01, 2016
Large-scale investments in fragile states – in Latin America, Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia – become magnets for conflict, which undermines business, development and security. International policy responds with regulation, state-building and institutional reform, with poor and often ...
China’s Cyber Power
1st Edition
By Nigel Inkster
May 06, 2016
China’s emergence as a major global power is reshaping the cyber domain. The country has the world’s largest internet-user community, a growing economic footprint and increasingly capable military and intelligence services. Harnessing these assets, it is pursuing a patient, assertive foreign policy...
Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
1st Edition
By Mark Fitzpatrick
February 03, 2016
If the nuclear weapons club were to further expand, would America�s democratic allies in Northeast Asia be among the next entrants? Japan, South Korea and Taiwan all have robust civilian nuclear energy programmes that make them �virtual nuclear powers� according to many analysts. All three once ...
The Evolution of Strategic Thought: Classic Adelphi Papers
1st Edition
Edited
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies
January 20, 2016
The Adelphi Papers monograph series is the International Institute for Strategic Studies' principal contribution to policy-relevant, original academic research. Collected on the occasion of the Institute's 50th anniversary, the twelve Adelphi Papers in this volume represent some of the finest ...
North Africa in Transition: The Struggle for Democracy and Institutions
1st Edition
Edited
By Ben Fishman
November 18, 2015
This book is the first comprehensive examination of North Africa’s political, security, and economic developments since the 2011 Arab Uprisings shook the Middle East. North Africa in Transition examines how the people and governments of North Africa have responded to the Arab uprisings that shook ...
The Ties that Divide: History, Honour and Territory in Sino-Japanese Relations
1st Edition
By William Choong
August 13, 2015
This book explores the historical relationship between China and Japan, and how this has exacerbated their dispute over the Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. There are three paradoxes in the bilateral relationship – complex interdependence does not preclude the possibility of open ...
China's Strong Arm: Protecting Citizens and Assets Abroad
1st Edition
By Jonas Parello-Plesner, Mathieu Duchâtel
June 11, 2015
China has long adhered to a principle of ‘non-interference’ in other states’ affairs. However, as more of its companies have been investing in projects overseas, and millions of its nationals are travelling abroad, Beijing is finding itself progressively involved in other countries – through the ...
Middle Eastern Security, the US Pivot and the Rise of ISIS
1st Edition
Edited
By Toby Dodge, Emile Hokayem
May 20, 2015
To mark the tenth anniversary of The IISS Manama Dialogue process and to capitalise on the new light it has shed on security issues in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, this Adelphi brings together the results of two workshops held by the IISS in its Middle East office in Manama. Featuring essays...
Power Shifts and New Blocs in the Global Trading System
1st Edition
By Sanjaya Baru
March 03, 2015
As economic powers from the developing world, particularly China, have emerged in the past few decades, their weight has altered the balance in the global trading system. This has presented challenges in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), where the Doha Round of multilateral negotiations has...
Spoiler Groups and UN Peacekeeping
1st Edition
By Peter Nadin, Patrick Cammaert, Vesselin Popovski
March 03, 2015
Armed groups are intrinsic to conflict. Pursuing myriad aims, they shape and are shaped by the conflict landscape. UN missions too inhabit this landscape. They too must decide how best to pursue their goals of supporting early peacebuilding and so-called stabilisation. This book argues that the UN ...