Recent Publications
Theory of Irregular War
This book lays out how dysfunctional governments disrupt social orders, make territory insecure, and interfere with political-economic institutions, leading to a form of organized violence against the state known as irregular war.
From Afghanistan to Angola, Indonesia to Iran, and Colombia to Congo, violent reactions erupt, states collapse, and militaries relentlessly pursue operations doomed to fail. And yet, no useful theory exists to explain this common tragedy.
Bridging the Looming Gap: Achieving Integrated Deterrence with Marine Advisors
While wars end, partnerships endure. As such, Marine Corps advisors are caught at a crossroads. Should the force deliberately divest this long-held competency or instead seize the opportunity to carve out a unique place in a new era of security cooperation?
Book Review: Countdown to Zero Day
As Zetter shows, cyber weapons once unleashed are not like the bombs and bullets of the physical world—instead, they can be harnessed, remodeled, and used by the very enemies the tool was designed to attack. Countdown to Zero Day is a must read for the cyber or intelligence professional who seeks to understand how the cyber game will be played in the years to come.
Zetter, Kim. 2014. Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon (New York: Broadway Books), 434 pp., ISBN 978-0-7704-3617-9