1. Articles for review – examples: How Al Qaeda Innovates, Assaf Moghadam, Security Studies, Vol. 22, Iss. 3, 2013 Reinventing the Revolution: Technological Visions, Counterinsurgent Criticism, and the Rise of Special Operations, Jon R Lindsay, Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 36, Iss. 3, 2013 ‘Getting COIN’ at the Tactical Level in Afghanistan: Reassessing Counter-Insurgency Adaptation in the British Army, Sergio Catignani, Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 35, Iss. 4, 2012 Airpower in India's 1999 Kargil War, Benjamin S. Lambeth, Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 35, Iss. 3, 2012 Israel's War in Gaza: A Paradigm of Effective Military Learning and Adaptation, Benjamin S. Lambeth, International Security Fall 2012, Vol. 37, No. 2: 81–118. Testing the Surge: Why Did Violence Decline in Iraq in 2007? Stephen Biddle, Jeffrey A. Friedman, Jacob N. Shapiro, International Security Summer 2012, Vol. 37, No. 1: 7–40. Does Decapitation Work? Assessing the Effectiveness of Leadership Targeting in Counterinsurgency Campaigns, Patrick B. Johnston, International Security Spring 2012, Vol. 36, No. 4: 47–79. Why the Soviets Can´t Win Quickly in Central Europe. MEARSHEIMER, John.. International Security, 1982, 7(1), pp. 3–39. Assessing the Conventional Balance: The 3:1 Rule and Its Critics. John J. Mearsheimer,," International Security, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Spring 1989), pp. 54-89. Read and compare with Joshua M. Epstein, "Dynamic Analysis and the Conventional Balance in Europe," International Security, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Spring 1988). Military Maladaptation: Counterinsurgency and the Politics of Failure. Journal of Strategic Studies. Harkness, KA; Hunzeker, M. vol. 38 (6) Pages: 777-800. Warriors in combat - What makes people actively fight in combat? Henriksen, Rune, Journal of Strategic Studies. Volume: 30 Issue: 2 Pages: 187-223 Indian Military Modernization and Conventional Deterrence in South Asia. Ladwig, Walter C., III. Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 38 Issue: 5 Pages: 729-772

2. Avi Kober, (2011) What Happened to Israeli Military Thought?. Journal of Strategic Studies 34:5, pages 707-732. Avi Kober (2008) The Israel defense forces in the Second Lebanon War: Why the poor performance? Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 31, Iss. 1, 2008. Monteiro, Nuno P., and Alexandre Debs. "The Strategic Logic of Nuclear Proliferation." International Security 39, no. 2 (Fall 2014): 7-51. Jack S. Levy and William R. Thompson. "Balancing on Land and at Sea: Do States Ally against the Leading Global Power?." International Security 35, no. 1 (Summer 2010): 7-43. Farrell, T 2005, 'World culture and military power' SECURITY STUDIES, vol 14, no. 3, pp. 448 – 488. Charles L. Glaser and Chaim Kaufmann. "What Is the Offense-Defense Balance and How Can We Measure It?." International Security 22, no. 4 (Spring 1998): 44-82. Friedman, J. “Manpower and Counterinsurgency: Empirical Foundations for Theory and Doctrine,” Security Studies, Vol. 20, No. 4 (2011), pp. 556-591. Forced to Fight: Coercion, Blocking Detachments, and Tradeoffs in Military Effectiveness. Jason Lyall, forthcomming – download here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2703670http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2703670 Facing Russia: Conventional Defence and Deterrence in Europe. Elbridge Colby & Jonathan Solomon. Survival, vol. 57 (6), pages 21-50. Contested Primacy in the Western Pacific; China's Rise and the Future of U.S. Power Projection. E.B. Montgomery, International Security, Vol. 38, No. 4, Pages 115-149. Rage Against the Machines: Explaining Outcomes in Counterinsurgency Wars. Layall, J. Lt. Colonel Isaiah Wilson, III. International Organization, 63:1 (Winter 2009), 67-106. What Determines Military Victory? Testing the Modern System. Grauer, R. Horowitz, M. Security Studies. Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Pages: 83-112. The geography of insurgent organization and its consequences for civil wars: Evidence from Liberia and Sierra Leone. Johnston, Patrick, Security Studies. Volume: 17 Issue: 1 Pages: 107-137.