Before Military Intervention: Upstream Stabilisation in Theory and Practice

1. Introduction
Robert Johnson and Timothy Clack
2. The Discreet Indispensability of Unpiloted Assistance? Remote Aerial Capabilities in Upstream Preventative Stabilisation Interventions
Paul Schulte
3. The Politics of Security Assistance in the Horn of Africa
William Reno
4. 'Fighting Out Its Own Complex and Fatal Destiny'? On the Limitations on the Use of Force in Yemen Aaron Edwards

5. Crisis and Intervention: Combating Terrorism in the Sahel
Susanna D. Wing
6. Illicit Governance and Impunity: Why Borderlands Matter for Upstream Engagement Annette Idler

7. Future Stabilization Strategy and the Changing Upstream Environment
Robert Johnson
8. The Apocalyptic and the Sectarian: Identity, 'Bare Life' and the Rise of Da'ish Simon Mabon

9. The Unintended Consequences of Upstreaming: Western Engagement in Iraq Gareth Stansfield