Pt. 1. Historical and theoretical exits. Transition and the end of empire / John Darwin ; Tropical transitions in colonial counter-insurgency: from Malayan emergency to post-colonial partnership / Karl Hack ; Transitions: Britain's decolonization of India and Pakistan / Robert Johnson ; Exit from empire: counter-insurgency and decolonization in Kenya, 1952-1963 ; 'A graveyard for the British'? Tactics, military operations, and the paucity of strategy in Aden, 1964-1967 / Aaron Edwards ; Transitioning in and out of COIN: efficiency, legitimacy, and power in Oman / James Worrall ; Vanishing act: Britain's abandonment of Arabia and retreat from the Gulf / Saul Kelly ; The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan / Rodric Braithwaite ; Stopping the cycles of violence: political transition in Algeria since 1988 in a comparative perspective / Martin Evans ; The end of Operation New Dawn: the Tropic Lightning Division in Iraq / Mark Battjes ; Transitions and hybrid political orders / Roger Mac Ginty ; News media, communications, and the limits of perception management and propaganda during military operations / Piers Robinson
pt. 2. The practice of exit: security and governance transitions in Afghanistan. Delivering and conceptualizing transition: experiences and lessons from the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team, 2010-2012 / Peter Rundell ; Political analysis and understanding in Afghanistan: beyond transition / Anthony King ; Negotiated agreements in tactical transitions: The Sangin Accord 2011 / Mark Beautement ; Local and tactical political accomodation: evident from Afghanistan / Antonio Giustozzi ; The changing role of contractors in security transition in southern Afghanistan / James Dunsby ; 'Gripping and touching' the Afghan National Security Forces: tactical and operational experiences during Operation Herrick 16 / Oliver Lewis and Andrew Britton ; 'Insider'/'outsider' policing: observations on the role of UK police (MDP) in Afghanistan and the application of 'lessons learnt' / Georgina Sinclair ; The other side of COIN: new challenges for British police and military in the twenty-first century / Lindsay Clutterbuck.