At the End of Military Intervention Historical, Theoretical and Applied Approaches to Transition, Handover and Withdrawal

Robert Johnson, Director of the Changing Character of War Programme, St Peter's College College, University of Oxford,Timothy Clack, Research Fellow of the Changing Character of War Programme, Pembroke College, University of Oxford

Robert Johnson is the Director of the Oxford Changing Character of War programme and Senior Research Fellow of Pembroke College. A former army officer, he is the author of The Afghan Way of War (2011) and a specialist on historical and current conflicts in the Middle East and Asia.


Timothy Clack is a Senior Research Fellow of the Oxford Changing Character of War Programme. He has held research and teaching positions at the University of Oxford since 2006, and has current research interests into various conflict drivers, including the ownership of the past, cultural hybridization, and trans-border migration and exchange, primarily related to areas in the Horn of Africa.

Forword, J.D. Paige
Introduction: Principles, Themes and Problems in Transitions, Timothy Clack and Robert Johnson
Part I: Historical and Theoretical Exits
1. Transition and the End of Empire, John Darwin
2. Tropical Transitions in Colonial Counterinsurgency: From Malayan Emergency to Postcolonial Partnership, Karl Hack
3. Transition: Britain's Decolonization of India and Pakistan, Robert Johnson
4. Exit From Empire: Counter-Insurgency and Decolonization in Kenya, 1952-1963, David Anderson
5. 'A Graveyard for the British'? Tactics, Military Operations and the Paucity of Strategy in Aden, 1964-67, Aaron Edwards
6. Transitioning In and Out of COIN: Efficiency, Legitimacy and Power in Oman, James Worrall
7. Vanishing Act: Britain's Abandonment of Arabia and Retreat from the Gulf, Saul Kelly
8. The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Rodric Braithwaite
9. Stopping the Cycles of Violence: Political Transition in Algeria since 1988 in Comparative Context, Martin Evans
10. The End of Operation New Dawn: The Tactics of the Tropic Lightning Division in Iraq, Mark Battjes
11. Transitions and Hybrid Political Orders, Roger Mac Ginty
12. News Media, Communications and the Limits of Perception Management during Military Operations, Piers Robinson
Part II: The Practice of Exit: Security and Governance Transitions in Afghanistan
13. Delivering and Conceptualising Transition: Experiences and Lessons from the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team, Peter Rundell
14. Political Analysis and Understanding in Afghanistan: Towards Transition, Anthony King
15. Negotiated Agreements in Tactical Transitions: The Sangin Accord 2011, Mark Beautement
16. Local and Tactical Political Accommodation: Evidence from Afghanistan, Antonio Giustozzi
17. The Changing Role of Contractors in Security Transition in Southern Afghanistan, James Dunsby
18. 'Gripping and Touching' the Afghan National Security Forces: Tactical and Operational Experiences during Operation HERRICK 16, Oliver Lewis and Andrew Britton
19. 'Insider' / 'Outsider' Policing: Observations on the Role of UK Police (MDP) in Afghanistan and the Application of 'Lessons Learnt', Georgina Sinclair
20. The Other Side of COIN: New Challenges for British Police and Military in the 21st century, Lindsay Clutterbuck