Ian Murphy currently works as a China subject matter expert at SecuriFense, where he helps organizations understand developments in China’s economy and foreign policy. He is a PhD student in international studies at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
ISBN: 978-1032373706, Routledge, November 2024, 282 pages, $43.99 (Hardcover) Reviewed by: Ian Murphy, SECURIFENSE, INC., Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA As global powers contend with...
This commentary argues that the field of irregular warfare must expand its focus beyond operational and tactical dimensions to include the institutional battlefield. The...
This paper examines the evolving dynamics of cross-strait relations through the lens of securitization theory, focusing on China’s strategic deployment of what it calls...
ISBN 978-1-316-51387-3, Cambridge University Press, January 2022, 346 pages, $41.99 (paperback) Reviewed by: Ian Murphy, SECURIFENSE, INC., Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA The release of...
Inter Populum: The Journal of Irregular Warfare and Special Operations is seeking book reviews on published works relevant to special operations, irregular warfare, and strategic competition. We welcome reviews of theoretical, historical, operational, or policy-oriented books with a regional or global focus.
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