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Dr Phil Williams
Military Contingencies in Megacities and Sub-Megacities
December 9, 2016
— Authors: Mr Werner Selle, Dr Phil WilliamsView the Executive SummaryUrbanization is one of the most important mega-trends of the 21st century. Consequently, the possibility of U.S. military involvement in a megacity or sub-megacity is an eventuality that cannot be ignored. After elucidating the nature of urbanization and developing a typology in...
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Cyberspace: Malevolent Actors, Criminal Opportunities, and Strategic Competition
August 11, 2016
— Editor: Dr Dighton Fiddner, Dr Phil WilliamsView the Executive SummaryThis volume has three parts: the first focuses on cyberspace itself; the second on some of the major forms of malevolence or threats that have become one of its defining characteristics; and the third on possible responses to these threats. One of the most significant features of...
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Drug Trafficking, Violence, and Instability
April 1, 2012
— Authors: Dr Vanda Felbab-Brown, Dr Phil Williams Although challenges posed by various kinds of violent armed groups initially appear highly diverse and unrelated to one another, in fact they all reflect the increasing connections between security and governance and, in particular, the relationship between poor governance and violent armed groups...
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Criminals, Militias, and Insurgents: Organized Crime in Iraq
July 1, 2009
— Author: Dr Phil Williams Dr. Williams looks in detail at major criminal activities, including the theft, diversion, and smuggling of oil, the kidnapping of both Iraqis and foreigners, extortion, car theft, and the theft and smuggling of antiquities. He also considers the critical role played by corruption in facilitating and strengthening organized...
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Drug Trafficking, Violence, and the State in Mexico
April 1, 2009
— Author: Dr Phil Williams Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the April 2009 newsletter. Read Now
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From the New Middle Ages to a New Dark Age: The Decline of the State and U.S. Strategy
June 1, 2008
— Author: Dr Phil Williams Security and stability in the 21st century have little to do with traditional power politics, military conflict between states, and issues of grand strategy. Instead they revolve around the disruptive consequences of globalization, declining governance, inequality, urbanization, and nonstate violent actors. The author...
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