Studies in Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and National Security
About the Book Series
This series seeks to publish comparative surveys as well as more detailed in-depth case studies on insurgent movements and counter-insurgent responses. The aim is to provide both fresh and innovative analytical perspectives on new and hitherto unknown or neglected research materials and documentation, including the resources from historical archives as well as oral or field work data.
Indian National Security and Counter-Insurgency: The use of force vs non-violent response
1st Edition
By Namrata Goswami
March 31, 2021
This book, based on extensive field research, examines the Indian state’s response to the multiple insurgencies that have occurred since independence in 1947. In reacting to these various insurgencies, the Indian state has employed a combined approach of force, dialogue, accommodation of ethnic and...
The Theory and Practice of Irregular Warfare: Warrior-scholarship in counter-insurgency
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew Mumford, Bruno Reis
June 30, 2020
This book offers an analysis of key individuals who have contributed to both the theory and the practice of counterinsurgency (COIN). Insurgencies have become the dominant form of armed conflict around the world today. The perceptible degeneration of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan into ...
Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria: The Military and Operations against Boko Haram, 2011-2017
1st Edition
By Akali Omeni
December 12, 2019
This book offers a detailed examination of the counter-insurgency operations undertaken by the Nigerian military against Boko Haram between 2011 and 2017. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted with military units in Nigeria, Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria has two main aims. First, it ...
Counterinsurgency, Security Forces, and the Identification Problem: Distinguishing Friend From Foe
1st Edition
By Jr Magruder
December 12, 2019
This book presents a theory and empirical evidence for how security forces can identify militant suspects during counterinsurgency operations.A major oversight on the part of academics and practitioners has been to ignore the critical antecedent issue common to persuasion and coercion ...
Rethinking Western Approaches to Counterinsurgency: Lessons From Post-Colonial Conflict
1st Edition
By Russell W. Glenn
November 07, 2016
This book critically examines the Western approach to counter-insurgency in the post-colonial era and offers a series of recommendations to address current shortfalls. The author argues that current approaches to countering insurgency rely too heavily on conflicts from the post-World War II years ...