PUBLICATIONS
Publications
BOOKS
Walter C. Ladwig III, The Forgotten Front: Patron-Client Relations in Counterinsurgency (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017).
“this book is essential reading for specialists of International Relations and of strategy, as it critically examines the patron-client relationship in the context of counterinsurgency and contributes immensely to the scholarship on irregular warfare…” –International Affairs
“Ladwig’s important book … shines a bright light on some of the deficiencies in counterinsurgency literature and the United States’ naiveté about its relationship with its clients.” – War on the Rocks
“This clearly written, well-researched study brings welcome attention to the counterinsurgent government’s interests and the client government’s ability to resist patron pressure…more rigorous in its theoretical and empirical analysis than much other work in this area.” – Parameters
“…Ladwig has done yeoman’s work with this volume. Not only does he contribute to the scholarly literature on counterinsurgency, in many cases he also contributes to the empirical understanding of the historical cases themselves.” –Journal of Strategic Studies
“Walter C. Ladwig III has identified one of the most vexing problems outside powers face in a counterinsurgency campaign: prodding the government afflicted by the insurgency to reform. More importantly, through the effective use of history, he has derived a way to increase the effectiveness of American assistance in counterinsurgency campaigns, with immediate implications for the ongoing campaign in Afghanistan. This work is in the best tradition of applying social science to solve real-world problems..” – John Nagl, author of Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam
“Clausewitz was right that war is an extension of politics, by other means. Ladwig is right that counterinsurgency support for other nations is also an extension of politics. It is not, and cannot be, a purely or even a primarily technical enterprise.” – Michael O’Hanlon – Brookings Institution
“The Forgotten Front marks a valuable contribution to the rapidly growing literature on the causes and consequences of security assistance between states.” – Political Science Quarterly
EDITED COLLECTIONS
Walter C. Ladwig III and Anit Mukherjee, eds., “On the U.S.-India Partnership,” special issue of Asia Policy, Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2019).
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Executive Particularism and Ministerial Selection in India,” Legislative Studies Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 3 (July 2020).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “India and the United States: The Contours of an Asian Partnership,” Asia Policy, Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2019). (with Anit Mukherjee).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Sailing Together or Ships Passing in the Night? India and the U.S. in Southeast Asia,” Asia Policy, Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2019). (with Anit Mukherjee).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Influencing Clients in Counterinsurgency: U.S. Involvement in El Salvador’s Civil War, 1979–92,” International Security, Vol. 41, No. 1 (Summer 2016).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Indian Military Modernization and Conventional Deterrence in South Asia,” Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 38, No. 4 (2015).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “A Neo-Nixon Doctrine for the Indian Ocean: Helping States Help Themselves,” Strategic Analysis, Vol. 36, No. 3 (May 2012).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “India and Military Power Projection: Will the Land of Gandhi Become a Conventional Great Power?” Asian Survey, Vol. 50, No. 6 (November/December 2010).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Diego Garcia and America’s Emerging Indian Ocean Strategy,” Asian Security, Vol. 6, No. 3 (September 2010). (with Andrew Erickson and Justin Mikolay).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Delhi’s Pacific Ambition: Naval Power, ‘Look East,’ and India’s Emerging Role in the Asia-Pacific,” Asian Security, Vol. 5, No. 2 (June 2009).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “A Cold Start for Hot Wars? The Indian Army’s New Limited War Doctrine,” International Security, Vol. 32, No. 3 (Winter 2007/08).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Supporting Allies in Counterinsurgency: Britain and the Dhofar Rebellion,” Small Wars & Insurgencies, Vol. 19, No. 1 (March 2008).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Training Foreign Police: A Missing Aspect of U.S. Security Assistance to Counterinsurgency,” Comparative Strategy, Vol. 26, No. 4 (July 2007). *The Australian Army identified this article as recommended reading for its senior officers*
BOOK CHAPTERS AND WORKING PAPERS
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Nuclear Coercion: Evaluating Insights from Academic Scholarship” in Prakash Menon and Aditya Ramanathan, eds., The Sheathed Sword: From Nuclear Brink to No First Use (Oxford: Bloomsbury, 2022).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Strengthening Partners to Keep the Peace: A Neo-Nixon Doctrine for the Indian Ocean” in Peter Dombrowski and Andrew C. Winner, eds., The Indian Ocean and US Grand Strategy Ensuring Access and Promoting Security (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2014).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “When the Police are the Problem: The Philippine Constabulary and the Huk Rebellion” in C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly, eds., Policing Insurgencies: Cops as Counterinsurgents (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
Walter C. Ladwig III “The Military Geography of Diego Garcia: Future Implications for U.S. Power Projection in the Indian Ocean,” in Carnes Lord and Andrew S. Erickson, eds., U.S. Basing and Presence in the Asia-Pacific (Newport, RI: Naval Institute Press, 2014).(with Andrew S. Erickson and Justin D. Mikolay)
Walter C. Ladwig III “Drivers of Indian Naval Expansion,” in Harsh Pant, ed., The Rise of the Indian Navy: Internal Vulnerabilities, External Challenges (Ashgate, 2012). Walter C. Ladwig III, “Looking East 2 (East Asia/Australasia)” in David Scott, ed., A Handbook of India’s International Relations (London: Routledge, 2011).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Insights from the Northeast: Counterinsurgency in Nagaland and Mizoram,” in David P. Fidler and Sumit Ganguly, eds., India and Counterinsurgency: Lessons Learned (London: Routledge, 2009).
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Security Assistance and Counterinsurgency: The British Experience in Oman, 1964-1975,” in Kendall Gott, ed., Security Assistance: U.S. and International Historical Perspectives (Leavenworth, KS: CSI Press, 2006).
PUBLICATIONS IN POLICY JOURNALS AND BOOK REVIEWS
Walter C. Ladwig III and Sumitha Narayanan Kutty, “Assessing India’s Response to the Ukraine Conflict,” in Zeno Leoni, Maeve Ryan and Gesine Weber, eds. War in Ukraine: One Year On (London: Center for Grand Strategy, February 2023)
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Friendly Persuasion is Not Enough: The Limits of the Lansdale Approach,” Texas National Security Review (April 2018)
Walter C. Ladwig III, “The Forgotten Force : Police-Building in Iraq and Afghanistan,” World Politics Review (May 2013)
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Diego Garcia : Anchoring America’s Future Presence in the Indo-Pacific,” Harvard Asia Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Summer 2013)
Walter C. Ladwig III, “India and the Balance of Power in the Asia-Pacific,” Joint Force Quarterly, No. 57 (April 2010)
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Indian Military Doctrine and Warfighting: The Challenge of Change,” Seminar, No. 596 (June 2009) Review of Graham A. Cosmas, MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Escalation, 1962-1967 (Washington, DC: Center of Military History, 2006), in War in History, Vol. 15, No. 2 (April 2008)
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Managing Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Malaya,” Military Review, Vol. 87, No. 3 (May 2007)
Review of John T. Fishel and Max G. Manwaring, Uncomfortable Wars Revisited (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), in Joint Force Quarterly, No. 45 (April 2007)
Review of Richard Schultz and Andrea Dew, Insurgents, Terrorists and Militias: The Warriors of Contemporary Combat (New York: Columbia University Press, 2006) in Military Review, Vol. 87, No. 2 (March 2007)
Walter C. Ladwig III, “The Future of the British Nuclear Deterrent: An Assessment of Decision Factors,” Strategic Insights, Vol. 6, No. 1 (January 2007)
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Walter C. Ladwig III, “India and the Anti-Access Challenge,” presented at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 27 January 2012.
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Drivers of Indian Naval Growth” presented at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Conference, Seattle, 2 September 2011
Walter C. Ladwig III “Reform and Reorganization of the Philippine Constabulary” presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Conference, Montreal, 12 March 2011
Walter C. Ladwig III, “The Indian Army, Cold Start and Two Front Wars” presented at Shifting the Balance in Asia: Indian Military Modernization, Washington, DC, 8 June 2010
Walter C. Ladwig III “India and Military Power Projection” presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Conference, New Orleans, 17-20 February 2011
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Managing Separatist Insurgencies: Insights from Northeastern India” presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Conference, New York, 15-18 February 2009
Walter C. Ladwig III (with Andrew S. Erickson and Justin D. Mikolay) “Diego Garcia’s Strategic Past, Present and Future” to be presented at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Conference, Boston, 28-31 Aug 2008
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Insights from the Northeast: Counterinsurgency in Nagaland and Mizoram” presented at Lessons from India’s Experience for the Future of Counterinsurgency Policy, Washington, D.C. June 4-5, 2008
Walter C. Ladwig III, “An Overview and Assessment of the Indian Army’s Cold Start Strategy” presented at Cold Start: India’s New Strategic Doctrine and its Implications, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 29-30 May 2008
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Assisting Counterinsurgency in the Philippines and Vietnam” presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Conference, San Francisco, 26-29 March 2008
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Supporting Allies in Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Dhofar” presented at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Conference, Chicago, 30 Aug -2 Sep 2007
Walter C. Ladwig III, “A Cold Start for Hot Wars? An Assessment of the Indian Army’s New Limited War Doctrine” presented at the Political Studies Association (PSA) Conference, Bath, 11 -13 April 2007
Walter C. Ladwig III, “Security Assistance and Counterinsurgency: The British Experience in Oman, 1964-1975” presented at the Combat Studies Institute Military History Symposium, Ft. Leavenworth, KS, 8-10 August 2006
