The 'modern Sherwood Forest': theoretical and practical challenges / Oren Barak and Chanan Cohen -- Framing to win: the transnational recruitment of foreign insurgents / David Malet -- State, society, and transnational networks: the Arab volunteers in the Afghan War (1984-1990) / Avraham Sela and Robert A. Fitchette -- A conceptual framework for understanding the roles of diasporas in intrastate conflicts / Gabriel Sheffer -- Turkey's dual problem: between Armenia and the Armenian diaspora / Nava Lowenheim -- Turkey, the Kurds, and Turkey's incursions into Iraq: the effects of securitization and desecuritization processes / Gallia M. Lindenstrauss -- From a militia to a diasporic community: the changing identity of the South Lebanese Army / Orit Gazit -- Domestic-regional interactions and outside intervention in intrastate conflicts: insights from Lebanon / Avraham Sela and Oren Barak.