Benedict Wilkinson is Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London’s Policy Institute,where he works on contemporary defence,security and foreign policy issues. He completed his PhD in War Studies at King’s under the supervision of Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman,during which time he was Head of Security and Counter- Terrorism at RUSI. This is his second book.

'The vast majority of terrorist, insurgent and revolutionary movements have failed spectacularly, so why do they continue to nurture a romantic strategic vision? This exceptionally well-researched and brilliantly argued text answers this question.'

Benedict Wilkinson is Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London’s Policy Institute,where he works on contemporary defence,security and foreign policy issues. He completed his PhD in War Studies at King’s under the supervision of Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman,during which time he was Head of Security and Counter- Terrorism at RUSI. This is his second book.

'The vast majority of terrorist, insurgent and revolutionary movements have failed spectacularly, so why do they continue to nurture a romantic strategic vision? This exceptionally well-researched and brilliantly argued text answers this question.'

Benedict Wilkinson is Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London’s Policy Institute,where he works on contemporary defence,security and foreign policy issues. He completed his PhD in War Studies at King’s under the supervision of Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman,during which time he was Head of Security and Counter- Terrorism at RUSI. This is his second book.

'The vast majority of terrorist, insurgent and revolutionary movements have failed spectacularly, so why do they continue to nurture a romantic strategic vision? This exceptionally well-researched and brilliantly argued text answers this question.'