The end of the Cold War and the (then) receding threat of global nuclear conflagration were meant to usher in a "peace dividend": concomitantly warfare would decline as states devoted themselves to making money and providing for their respective soci...

This book traces the long history of Iran's wars, and the evolution of the Islamic Republic's military trajectory since 1979. Ahmed Hashim draws on Farsi, Arabic and European sources to explore Iran's efforts to create modern armed forces, the devast...

The military victories of ISIS have overturned the geopolitical map of the Middle East. Media attention has focused on ISIS' savage treatment of its enemies and its ability to attract foreign fighters. However, in order to explain its success, a disp...