De Rob Johnson has written a chapter in The Routledge Handbook of U.S. Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations, Edited By Michael A Sheehan, Erich Marquardt and Liam Collins, Routledge, 2021.
Rob’s chapter is titled: “The Taliban and the Modern History of Afghanistan”.
This handbook comprises essays by leading scholars and practitioners on the topic of U.S. counterterrorism and irregular warfare campaigns and operations around the globe. Terrorist groups have evolved substantially since 9/11, with the Islamic State often described as a pseudo-state, a terrorist group, and insurgency all at the same time. While researchers', analysts', and policymakers’ understanding of terrorism has grown immensely over the past two decades, similar advancements in the understanding of counterterrorism lag. As such, this handbook explains why it is necessary to take a broader view of counterterrorism which can, and often does, include irregular warfare.
