Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Sri Lankan War in Context
Chapter 2. Background to War: State Formation and Identities in Conflict
Chapter 3. The Eelam War I-III Campaigns
Chapter 4. Eelam War IV: A Military Analysis
Chapter 5. Postwar Sri Lanka: Reconciliation or Triumphalism?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments

Promotional Information

When Counterinsurgency Wins is the first book to analyze the final campaign that won the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009. Ahmed Hashim traces the development of the counterinsurgency campaign from the early stages of the war to the later adaptations and military strategy that led to a decisive finish.

About the Author

Ahmed S. Hashim is Associate Professor in Security Studies at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is also author of several books, including Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq.

Reviews

"An in-depth, timely, and nuanced study of the campaign conducted by the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan authorities. This hugely important book offers insights into the nature of counterinsurgency campaigns and provides a contemporary check-and-balance with the emergent COIN doctrine practiced in Afghanistan."
*Dave Sloggett, University of Reading*