Warfare & Defence

European states have embarked on the long road to rebuilding their defence capabilities. After decades of underinvestment in the armed forces and t...

A vivid portrayal of what drove George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003--an outcome that was in no way predetermined. America's decision to go to ...

The internment of ‘enemy aliens’ during the Second World War was arguably the greatest stain on the Allied record of human rights on the home front...

An illustrated study of the legendary Spitfire and the evolving tactics behind its early defence of Britain’s shores.The Spitfire endures as one of...

Explores the effects of the cyber revolution for security in the Americas.Cybersecurity Governance in Latin America discusses how the massification...

What forces drive violent conflicts, and whose interests are protected by military involvement? In those conflicts, how do domestic factors fuse wi...

Explores the moral dimensions of the current global role of the U.S. military.For the first time in history, the capabilities of the U.S. military ...

This collection of striking poetry by Alex Averbuch explores the existential questions that war raises from the Russian aggression against Ukraine ...

This collection of striking poetry by Alex Averbuch explores the existential questions that war raises from the Russian aggression against Ukraine ...

This well-researched volume examines the Sino-Vietnamese hostilities of the late 1970s and 1980s, attempting to understand them as strategic, opera...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the United Nations peace operations in Africa with a focus on civil-military coordination and state-...

Written by the undisputed dean of U.S. denial and deception experts, Practise to Deceive is the most in-depth look at deception as a military strat...

Motin examines the intricate relationship between the rise of new powers in bipolar international systems and the policies of the existing great po...

This book presents realistic alternatives to security policies based on nuclear weapons for the Northeast Asian region. Northeast Asian governments...

This book offers an analysis on how organized crime operates in Spain and the security apparatus to try to contain it.Organized crime is currently ...

From one of Israel/Palestine’s most perceptive and popular commentators, Gaza Apocalypse by Mouin Rabbani delivers incisive analysis and commentary...

Why were Welsh longbowmen and Italian mercenaries more effective in battle than French armoured knights? How able were the crusaders? What is the d...

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of t...

This handbook provides a comprehensive study of India’s maritime heritage. It presents perspectives on India’s maritime history, territorial concer...

Despite China’s alignment with Russia being one of the most significant factors shaping the international order, the dynamics of their historic rel...

`Superb! An intimate look at the way a war was won.’ - Tom Clancy `They feared the enemy together and put their faith in the only place they could...