The Adelphi series is The International Institute for Strategic Studies' flagship contribution to policy-relevant, original academic research.
Six books are published each year. They provide rigorous analysis of contemporary strategic and defence topics that is useful to politicians and diplomats, as well as academic researchers, foreign-affairs analysts, defence commentators and journalists.
By Lawrence Freedman
July 25, 2006
This book analyzes the strategic implications of the shift in focus for the US Armed Forces from regular to irregular war. Lawrence Freedman closely examines the difficulty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular wars, in which combat is separated from civil ...
By Wyn Q. Bowen
May 16, 2006
This Adelphi Paper examines the motives behind Libya’s pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, from Gadhafi’s rise to power in 1969 through to the end of 2003. It also assesses the proliferation pathways that the regime followed during this period, including early dependence on Soviet technology ...
By Mark J. Valencia
March 16, 2006
The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), launched initiated by US President Bush in May 2003, was designed to prevent elements of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from reaching or leaving states or sub-state actors of proliferation concern. More than twenty countries now adhere to PSI ...
By Toby Dodge
July 07, 2005
It is hard to over estimate what is at stake in Iraq today. The removal of Saddam Hussein’s regime in April 2003 has proved to be the beginning, not the culmination, of a long and very uncertain process of state-building. This Adelphi Paper examines this process from a military, political and ...
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By Various
April 15, 2005
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
By Jopp Matthias
February 15, 2005
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
By David Mussington
February 15, 2005
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
By Paul Gebhard
February 14, 2005
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
By Jane Chanaa
July 30, 2002
Over the last decade, the failure of countries to emerge from conflict and the rise of 'failed states' has focused attention on state security sectors. External actors involved in 'protectorates' such as Kosovo and East Timor and peace agreements such as Cambodia, El Salvador or Bosnia have come ...
By Michael Leifer
July 31, 1996
Leifer's assessment posts a warning sign for those who see no reason to worry about the stability of East Asia. He warns that "the ARF is embryonic, one-dimensional approach" to the major changes taking place in the security environment of the vital East Asian region....
By Eugene B. Rumer
July 22, 1980
Russia’s resurgence as an assertive actor in the global diplomatic arena after a long period of introspection and preoccupation with domestic troubles, and the economic revival that underpins it, are among the most striking developments in international relations of recent years. But what ...