The fragile cease-fire in Gaza has brought temporary calm, but the situation remains tense. Hamas, the armed group ...

Editor’s note: This is the depressing conclusion of a chapter on the Romans from a new book, The Many Faces of War. What is the relevance of the Imperial Roman Way of War and Counterinsurgency for ...

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The counterinsurgency debate must go on, but is it going anywhere? As expressed in my recent review essay on two books dismissive of counterinsurgency, many critics are more concerned with burying the ...

An internal Pentagon report is raising concerns about whether the Army's focus on counterinsurgency has weakened its ability to fight conventional battles. The report's authors — all colonels with ...

Street gangs had become so intimidating in Springfield that citizens stopped calling the police on them. And no wonder: gangs were so strong that motorcycle-riding members once cruised a neighborhood ...

For a succinct explanation, see Paul B. Rich, “A Historical Overview of US Counter- Insurgency Policy,” Small Wars and Insurgencies 25, no. 1 (2014): 5–40. See Douglas S. Blaufarb, The ...