Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Modern War

Scott Nicholas Romaniuk is a PhD student in international studies at the University of Trento, Trento, Italy. He has an MRes in political research from the University of Aberdeen, a BA with a double major in history and German language and literature from the University of Alberta, and certificates in terrorism, counterterrorism, and war and peace. His research focuses on asymmetric warfare, counterterrorism, international security, and the use of force. He may be contacted at scott.romaniuk@unitn.it.Stewart Tristan Webb is the editor of Defence Report London, UK. He holds a BA with honors in political science from Acadia University and an MScEcon in security studies from Aberystwyth University. He specializes in South Asian security issues and has written numerous reports on aspects of Canadian defense policy and planning. He currently resides in Salt Spring Island, Canada, and may be contacted at stewart.tristan.webb@ gmail.com or swebb@defencereport.com.

• Conceptualizing Counterterrorism and Explaining the Terrorism Phenomenon. The Socially Constructed Insurgency: Using Social Movement Theory as a Framework for Analyzing Insurgencies. The Crime-Terror-Insurgency "Nexus": Implications for Global Security. Ideological Motivations of Arab Foreign Fighters as Insurgents and Terrorists: From 1980s Afghanistan to the Syrian Insurgency. Al-Qaeda: Through the Lens of Global Insurgency. The Threat of Terrorism to Critical Infrastructure: TEN-R and the Global Salafi Jihad. The Power to Hurt Indirectly: Deterrence of Violent Nonstate Organizations by Threats of Domestic-Political Costs. Latent Insurgency: In the Threat of Militant Islamist Groups in Indonesia Diminishing? Mali’s Rebels: Making Sense of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad Insurgency. Crossroads: Tracing the Historical Roots of Modern Insurgency in the Caucasus. Lashkar-e-Taiba: Regional Insurgent Group or Emerging International Threat? The Haqqani Network Threat: Keeping Insurgency in the Family. Manchuria—The Cockpit of Insurgent Empire: A Historical Perspective from the Khitan Liao to the People’s Republic of China. From David to Goliath: Chinese Pacification and Counterinsurgency Operations in Modern Wars. The "Father-to-Son" War: Burma’s Karen Nationalist Insurgency. An Assessment of the United Nations Counterterrorism Initiatives: 2001-2015. Insurgencies, Civil Wars, and International Support: Reassessing Evidence of Moral Hazard from the Balkans.

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