Armed conflict

Across Africa, growing economic inequality, instability and urbanization have led to the rapid spread of private security providers.

Across Africa, growing economic inequality, instability and urbanization have led to the rapid spread of private security providers.

A mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims that the country's succession was a major foreign policy success and would end endemic conflict.

Palestine Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Winner 2022'Roy is humanely and professionally committed in ways that are unmatched by any other non-Palestinian scholar' - Edward W.

Palestine Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Winner 2022'Roy is humanely and professionally committed in ways that are unmatched by any other non-Palestinian scholar' - Edward W.

From ISIS propaganda videos to popular regime-backed TV series and digital activism, the Syrian conflict has been dramatically affected by the production of media, at the same time generating in its turn an impressive visual culture.

From ISIS propaganda videos to popular regime-backed TV series and digital activism, the Syrian conflict has been dramatically affected by the production of media, at the same time generating in its turn an impressive visual culture.

Between 1994-2014, Israels security service was transformed, becoming one of the most extreme examples of privatised security in the world.

Between 1994-2014, Israels security service was transformed, becoming one of the most extreme examples of privatised security in the world.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been the subject of intense scrutiny in the West.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been the subject of intense scrutiny in the West.

The Palestine-Israel conflict is the most notorious and ingrained conflict in living memory.

The Palestine-Israel conflict is the most notorious and ingrained conflict in living memory.

Often called the 'Jungle', the refugee camp near Calais in Northern France epitomises for many the suffering, uncertainty and violence which characterises the situation of refugees in Europe today.

Often called the 'Jungle', the refugee camp near Calais in Northern France epitomises for many the suffering, uncertainty and violence which characterises the situation of refugees in Europe today.

Women in conflict zones face a wide range of violence: from physical and psychological trauma to political, economic and social disadvantage.

Afghanistan has been a theatre of civil and international conflict for much of the twentieth century – stability is essential if there is to be peace in the Greater Middle East.

British troops, which arrived as a temporary measure, would remain in Ireland for the next 38 years.

The contest to maintain and reclaim space is firmly tied to the identity and culture of a displaced population.

Turkey is on the front line of the war which is consuming Syria and the Middle East.

In a world of rising tensions between Russia and the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Sunnis and Shiites, Islamism and liberalism, Turkey is at the epicentre.

The contest to maintain and reclaim space is firmly tied to the identity and culture of a displaced population.

Who are the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah?

Regional struggles, wars and local confrontations have marked the south of Lebanon since the end of the 1960s.

Mahmoud Darwish is the poet laureate of the Palestinian national struggle.

If the rise of Islamic State can overthrow powerful states in a matter of weeks, what kind of a secure future can the world expect?

In July 2011, South Sudan was granted independence and became the world's newest country.

British troops, which arrived as a temporary measure, would remain in Ireland for the next 38 years.

For centuries, Russian imperialism has shaped the fate of its neighbours, from the tsarist conquests to Soviet domination and today's relentless aggression.

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is the site of enduring political, military, and economic conflict.

This book presents a critical reflection on the major armed conflicts that occurred during the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century.

Snipers at War is a detailed history and analysis of the equipment, tactics and personalities of the ‘sniping world’, from the pursuit of accuracy to the latest electronic aids to observation and ranging.

Snipers at War is a detailed history and analysis of the equipment, tactics and personalities of the ‘sniping world’, from the pursuit of accuracy to the latest electronic aids to observation and ranging.

Drones have become the controversial new weapon of choice for the US military abroad.

Drones have become the controversial new weapon of choice for the US military abroad.

* Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2012*Since its release in 2009 Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide has become an essential primer for undergraduate students and activists getting to grips with the Palestine/Israel conflict for the first time.

* Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2012*Since its release in 2009 Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide has become an essential primer for undergraduate students and activists getting to grips with the Palestine/Israel conflict for the first time.

War Reporters Under Threat describes the threat of violence facing war reporters from the United States government and some of its closest allies.

War Reporters Under Threat describes the threat of violence facing war reporters from the United States government and some of its closest allies.

Are oil-rich countries prone to war?

Thailand was a key ally of the United States after WWII, serving as a bulwark against communism in Southeast Asia and as a base for US troops during the Vietnam War.

Thailand was a key ally of the United States after WWII, serving as a bulwark against communism in Southeast Asia and as a base for US troops during the Vietnam War.

Shortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize 2018In 2013, the Central African Republic was engulfed by violence.

Shortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize 2018In 2013, the Central African Republic was engulfed by violence.

Deep in the Congo's Garamba National Park in the dead of night, Joseph Kony the notorious warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court made a shocking admission.

Deep in the Congo's Garamba National Park in the dead of night, Joseph Kony the notorious warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court made a shocking admission.

In 2009, after decades of conflict, the Sri Lankan government proclaimed the decisive defeat of the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Elam.

In 2009, after decades of conflict, the Sri Lankan government proclaimed the decisive defeat of the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Elam.

Welcome to the Drone Age.

Welcome to the Drone Age.