Ariel Ahram: 2 books
Proxy Warriors
The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
In this book, Ariel Ahram offers a new perspective on a growing threat to international and human security—the reliance of 'weak states' on quasi-official militias, paramilitaries, and warlords. Tracing the history of several "high profile" paramilitary organizations, including Indonesia's...
Break all the Borders
Separatism and the Reshaping of the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2019
Since 2011, civil wars and state failure have wracked the Arab world, underlying the misalignment between national identity and political borders. In Break all the Borders, Ariel I. Ahram examines the separatist movements that aimed to remake those borders and create new independent states. With detailed...