The Long War - Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and Collapsing States

Focuses on the history of nation-building during the era of decolonization and the Cold War and on the post-Cold War and post-9/11 pursuit of nation-building. This book explores themes that relate to 'successful' and 'unsuccessful' nation-building efforts from South Vietnam in the 1950s and 1960s to East Timor and Afghanistan in the 21st century.