This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it

A unique collaboration providing an analysis of the conflict in Syria, focusing on the integration between legal and political studies.

This volume investigates the nature and changing roles of the non-state armed groups in the Middle East with a special focus on Kurdish, Shia and Islamic State

Non-State Actors in Conflicts: Conspiracies, Myths, and Practices explores some of the most pressing topics in political science and media studies. The contribu

This book provides a comprehensive critique of the prevailing view of ungoverned spaces and the threat they pose to human, national and international security.