Volume 36 (2018), Edition 1

The complexity of the conflict in Syria is explained by the large number of political and (para)military actors involved and their diverging interests and objectives. This article looks at the war in Syria and the conflict’s domestic, regional and...

The term “hybrid war” draws attention to the fact that traditional concepts of war no longer provide the guidance we need to tackle twenty-first-century challenges to peace and security. As the demarcations between “interstate war,” “civil...

Since 9/11, the United States has achieved notable gains against al Qaeda, and also Daesh, all while avoiding another mass-casualty attack at home. Yet, institutionally, culturally, and in its capabilities, the United States government remains...

Cyber military capabilities promise better tactical and operational effects and better ways to conduct military operations. Despite the hype around cyber military development, the vast majority of armed forces are still focussing on preliminary...

The dominating order of warfare, with international humanitarian and arms control law at its core, is constantly subject to change with new experiences and differing political constellations. Changing practices of warfare by major military powers as...

Nuclear disarmament, arms control, and nonproliferation policies are increasingly affected by declining regional security, increasing militarization of U.S. foreign policy, and changes to the global normative nuclear order. In the coming years,...

This article analyzes and compares the development of the conflicts in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia, as well as the strategies the smaller countries have adopted towards China in the context of the...