Understanding Counterinsurgency provides an introduction to contemporary counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. The contributors address the question 'Don’t we understand COIN by now?' by analyzing the roots of modern Western theory and practice, and in light of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.   

15 recently published titles in European politics. Ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate course study or research.

Europa will be publishing its highly anticipated Regional Surveys of the World series from August through to December 2010. Fully updated and revised for 2011, this series provides extensive coverage of all the world regions and features detailed statistics, directory information and specially commissioned commentary pieces in nine volumes.

The Certificate in Terrorism Studies is a 16 week programme of study from the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews and Informa.

Delivered entirely online, this is the leading terrorism studies course, vital if it's part of your responsibility to protect people, infrastructure, organisations or investments.

Find out more: www.terrorismstudies.com

To coincide with the 2010 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference, being held throughout May at the UN Headquarters in New York, Taylor and Francis journals have made a selection of articles on the nuclear debate free to view online.