Small Wars Journal

SWJ Book Review

SWJ Book Review – Enemies Near and Far: How Jihadist Groups Strategize, Plot, and Learn ZFTWARNING Sat, 02/04/2023 - 4:51pm
Review of "Enemies Near and Far: How Jihadist Groups Strategize, Plot, and Learn" by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Thomas Joscelyn.
SWJ Book Review – Insurgent Terrorism: Intergroup Relationships and the Killing of Civilians ZFTWARNING Mon, 06/20/2022 - 9:39pm
Review of Victor Asal, Brian J. Phillips and R. Karl Rethemeyer, "Insurgent Terrorism: Intergroup Relationships and the Killing of Civilians" by SWJ–El Centro Associate Daniel Weisz.  Using data from the "Big, Allied, and Dangerous II" database, the book seeks to explain why insurgent groups sometimes kill civilians.
SWJ El Centro Book Review – Los servicios de inteligencia en México, ayer y hoy ZFTWARNING Sat, 02/05/2022 - 4:34pm
Review of "Los servicios de inteligencia en México, ayer y hoy [The Mexican Intelligence Services, Yesterday and Today]" in English. This review examines the history and development of the Mexican intelligence services to provide a baseline for understanding contemporary intelligence challenges in Mexico.
SWJ Book Review – The Islamic State in Britain: Radicalization and Resilience in an Activist Network ZFTWARNING Tue, 11/30/2021 - 4:45pm
In the SWJ Book Review, SWJ-El Centro Intern Issac Poritzky reviews Professor Michael Kenney's examination of radicalization in Great Britain, "The Islamic State in Britain: Radicalization and Resilience in an Activist Network."

SWJ Book Review – Planning to Fail: The US Wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq

Fri, 10/01/2021 - 6:19pm
Book Review of James H. Lebovic,"Planning to Fail: The US Wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. This text looks at the US wars in Vietnam (1965–1973), Iraq (2003–2011), and Afghanistan (2001-present [2021]) reviewing the conditions from withdrawal. In all three case, the decision-makers accepted terms of departure that their predecessors would have rejected at the start of tase respective conflicts.

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SWJ Book Review – Energy’s Digital Future: Harnessing Innovation for American Resilience and National Security

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 12:56pm
Review of Amy Myers Jaffe, "Energy's Digital Future: Harnessing Innovation for American Resilience and National Security." This monograph looks at future energy security issues in a 'post-oil' world punctuated by technological change and great power conflicts marshaling hybrid warfare strategies including cyberattacks.

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