Cornelius Friesendorf is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH). Previous activities include working for an EU police reform support project in Myanmar, and teaching International Relations at Goethe University Frankfurt. He has published on security sector reform, counter-insurgency, organized crime, and privatized security.

'Why are some militaries better at policing, peace operations and counterinsurgency than others? Looking at how the Americans, British and Germans fared in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan, Cornelius Friesendorf finds that the answer lies in routines which embody each army's biases and practices. This outstanding book exemplifies the importance of organisational analysis in security studies.' Theo Farrell, Executive Dean of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia

• Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Soldiers and unconventional problems; 3. Potential explanations of military behavior; 4. Organizational routines; 5. How military routines evolved; 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7. Kosovo; 8. Afghanistan; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Cornelius Friesendorf is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH). Previous activities include working for an EU police reform support project in Myanmar, and teaching International Relations at Goethe University Frankfurt. He has published on security sector reform, counter-insurgency, organized crime, and privatized security.

'Why are some militaries better at policing, peace operations and counterinsurgency than others? Looking at how the Americans, British and Germans fared in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan, Cornelius Friesendorf finds that the answer lies in routines which embody each army's biases and practices. This outstanding book exemplifies the importance of organisational analysis in security studies.' Theo Farrell, Executive Dean of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia

• Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Soldiers and unconventional problems; 3. Potential explanations of military behavior; 4. Organizational routines; 5. How military routines evolved; 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7. Kosovo; 8. Afghanistan; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Cornelius Friesendorf is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH). Previous activities include working for an EU police reform support project in Myanmar, and teaching International Relations at Goethe University Frankfurt. He has published on security sector reform, counter-insurgency, organized crime, and privatized security.

'Why are some militaries better at policing, peace operations and counterinsurgency than others? Looking at how the Americans, British and Germans fared in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan, Cornelius Friesendorf finds that the answer lies in routines which embody each army's biases and practices. This outstanding book exemplifies the importance of organisational analysis in security studies.' Theo Farrell, Executive Dean of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia

• Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Soldiers and unconventional problems; 3. Potential explanations of military behavior; 4. Organizational routines; 5. How military routines evolved; 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7. Kosovo; 8. Afghanistan; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.