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Paths to Victory
Building on a 2010 RAND study of the 30 insurgencies begun and completed between 1978 and 2008, this study added 41 new cases to the data set, allowing comparisons across all 71 …
From Stalemate to Settlement
A comprehensive review of historical insurgencies that ended in settlement after a military stalemate shows that these negotiations followed a similar path that can be generalized …
Romantic Paradox
Handbook on Development Policy and Management
This important Handbook on international development policy and management covers a broad spectrum of contemporary topics across all the major areas of interest. With over 40 …
China, Xinjiang and Central Asia
Central Asia and Xinjiang – the far north-western province of China – are of increasing international importance. The United States, having established military bases in Central …
Alert and Ready
River of Dissolution
First published in 1969. This title concerns itself with the ambivalence of Lawrence’s attitude towards corruption. Clarke demonstrates that Lawrence’s attitude to ‘will’ and to …
Class, Ethnicity, and Community in Southern Mexico
The state of Oaxaca has been studied intensively by archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists, but this is the first comprehensive overview of rural communities in the …
Counterinsurgency Scorecard Update
A key finding of previous RAND research on insurgencies worldwide since World War II was that an overall score on a scorecard of 15 equally weighted good and 11 equally weighted …
The Multiple Worlds of Pynchon's Mason & Dixon
New essays examining the interface between 18th- and 20th-century culture both in Pynchon's novel and in the historical past. Thomas Pynchon's 1997 novel Mason & Dixon marked a …
Terrorism, Inc.
This in-depth, historical analysis of terrorism investigates the major funding streams of terrorists, insurgents, guerrillas, warlords, militias, and criminal organizations …
After the Caliphate
In 2014, the declaration of the Islamic State caliphate was hailed as a major victory by the global jihadist movement. But it was short-lived. Three years on, the caliphate was …