Books by Harjeet Singh

Terrorism is a major contemporary security problem and will, in all likelihood, remain so for the foreseeable future. South Asian states are particularly afflicted. The reasons for this are varied. These include disputed borders and areas, and ambiguous as well as inherited administration in. This volume examines terrorism in the region.

On 8 August 2008, what started as a provoked assault by Georgia against the separatist regime of South Ossetia quickly developed into a short armed conflict between Russia and Georgia. This book discusses what motivated Russia and Georgia to believe that a war was necessary to meet their national interests and discusses the influence of domestic politics in decision making.