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Overview

Seth G. Jones is affiliated with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Social Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting, with a notable focus on Political Science and International Relations as well as Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of topics and venues:

  • "Family business culture: a strategic resource and driver of firm performance", 2024, Journal of Family Business Management
  • "Legion of Doom? China, Russia, Iran and North Korea", 2024, Survival
  • "Purple Panda Pty Ltd: an outcome of a concept", 2024, Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)
  • "A Mind-Blowing Ingestion: Intentional Plastic Explosive Consumption Resulting in Seizures", 2025, Journal of Medical Toxicology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Seth G. Jones include Howard J. Shatz, Gabrielle Tarini, Charles P. Ries, James Dobbins, and Ukraine Creating.

Their publication record also features contributions in several significant venues:

  • Journal of Family Business Management
  • Survival
  • Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)
  • Journal of Medical Toxicology

Jones has authored a variety of books published by distinct organizations. These include three titles from RAND Corporation eBooks: "Reconstructing Ukraine: Creating a Freer, More Prosperous, and Secure Future" (2023), "Countering Violent Extremism in the U.S. Military" (2021), and "West Coast Aerospace Forum 2022" (2023). Publications with the Center for Strategic & International Studies eBooks include "Combined Arms Warfare and Unmanned Aircraft Systems" (2023) and "Competing without Fighting" (2023). Other works include "In the Shadow of Ukraine" (2023) from Rowman & Littlefield and "Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy: The U.S. and Chinese Defense Industrial Bases in an Era of Great Power Competition" (2024) under the Center for Strategic and International Studies eBooks.

The main topics covered in Seth G. Jones's work reflect a diverse focus spanning:

  • Military History and Strategy
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Family Business Performance and Succession
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital

Best Publications

  • How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida

    Seth G. Jones;Martin C. Libicki

  • America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq

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  • The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building

    James Dobbins;Seth G. Jones;Keith Crane;Beth Cole DeGrasse

  • How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida

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  • The Lessons of Mumbai

    Angel Rabasa;Robert D. Blackwill;Peter Chalk;Kim Cragin

  • Establishing Law and Order After Conflict

    Seth G Jones;Jeremy M Wilson;Andrew Rathmell;K J Riley

  • The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq

    James Dobbins;Seth G. Jones;Keith Crane;Andrew Rathmell

  • In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan

    Seth G. Jones

  • The Rise of European Security Cooperation

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  • The Rise of Afghanistan's Insurgency: State Failure and Jihad

    Seth G. Jones

  • Counterinsurgency in Pakistan

    Seth G. Jones;C. Christine Fair

  • The Rise of European Security Cooperation

    Seth G. Jones

  • Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan

    Seth G. Jones

  • Rolling Back the Islamic State

    Seth G. Jones;James Dobbins;Daniel Byman;Christopher S. Chivvis

  • Pakistan's War Within

    C. Christine Fair;Seth G. Jones

  • The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq

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  • War by Other Means -- Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency

    David C Gompert;John Gordon;Adam Grissom;David R Frelinger

  • Afghanistan's Local War: Building Local Defense Forces

    Seth G. Jones;Arturo Munoz

  • Occupying Iraq: A History of the Coalition Provisional Authority

    James Dobbins;Seth G. Jones;Benjamin Runkle;Siddharth Mohandas

  • Measuring national power

    Gregory F. Treverton;Seth G. Jones

  • Women and Nation-Building

    Cheryl Benard;Seth G. Jones;Olga Oliker;Cathryn Quantic Thurston

  • The escalating terrorism problem in the United States

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  • Toward a theory of intelligence : workshop report

    Gregory F. Treverton;Seth G. Jones;Steven Boraz;Phillip Lipscy

  • The Beginner’s Guide to Nation-Building

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  • Securing Health: Lessons from Nation Building Missions

    Seth G. Jones;Lee H. Hilborne;C. Ross Anthony;Lois M. Davis

  • Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform? U.S. Internal Security Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes

    Seth G Jones;Olga Oliker;Peter Chalk;C C Fair

  • Europe's Role in Nation-Building: From the Balkans to the Congo

    James Dobbins;Seth G Jones;Keith Crane;Christopher S Chivvis

  • How terrorist groups end

    Seth G. Jones;Martin C. Libicki

  • A Persistent Threat: The Evolution of al Qa'ida and Other Salafi Jihadists

    Seth G Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Christine Fair
C. Christine Fair Georgetown University
Peter Chalk
Peter Chalk University of Queensland
Daniel Byman
Daniel Byman Georgetown University

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