Warlords Rising Confronting Violent Non-State Actors

As non-state armed groups gain greater access to resources and networks through global interconnectivity, they have come to dominate the terrain of illegal trade in drugs, guns, and humans. Warlords Rising arms those confronting the mounting non-state challenge by delivering an innovative, interdisciplinary framework of analysis designed to improve understanding of non-state adversaries in order to affect their development and performance.

Troy S. Thomas is an Air Force Officer with professional experience in intelligence operations and defense policy. He is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Member of the Council for Emerging National Security Affairs Stephen D. Kiser is Commander of the 614th Space Intelligence Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base and is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council for International Programs William D. Casebeer is a former Associate Professor at the United States Air Force Academy, and is currently at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California