Call for Chapters: “Urban Operations: War, Crime, and Conflict , Vol. 2”
Call for Chapters: Urban Operations: War, Crime, and Conflict , Vol. 2
KeyPoint Press
John P. Sullivan, Nathan P. Jones, and Daniel Weisz Argomedo, Editors
20 April 2028
KeyPoint Press (KPP) announces a call for chapters for Volume 2 of the critically acclaimed Urban Operations: War, Crime, and Conflict .[1] Urban Operations, Vol. 2 recognizes the topic’s scale and the ground in need of coverage given rapidly changing technologies and geopolitics. The world is only becoming more urban with 81% of the human population concentrated in cities and towns.[2] Whether it be the urban implications of contemporary wars, the implications for cities of the US government designation of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), the reassertion of great power politics and the rise of multipolarity, etc., there is a need to expand operational and strategic understanding of urban operations and urban security.[3]
Urban operations is a broad topic with many potential interdependencies to explore. These include, but are not limited to, topics such as potential water wars and their impact on urban environments, issues of state capacity and democratic governance, criminal governance, among many other unexpected topics.[4] We hope this second volume will expand on issues covered in the first and explore additional topics. We encourage submissions on the following issues on urban operations and security:
- Urban intelligence/counterintelligence
- Drones (UxS)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics in urban warfare
- Criminal Governance in cities
- Amphibious conflict in the Urban Environment/Urban Littoral Operations (ULO)
- Urban implications of maritime port security
- Riverine and Maritime Operations in cities
- Modern/historical Case studies on urban warfare
- Urban Civilian disaster response and recovery in cities
- Urban security implications of mass migration
- Geopolitics of Urban Security
- International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in urban conflict
- Non-International Armed Conflicts and cities
- Police-Military Interaction in urban conflict
- Special Operations in the urban environment
- Subterranean operations
- Urban Insurgency/Counterinsurgency
- Urban Climate vulnerabilities and water stress
- Ukraine, Gaza, and African conflicts
- Criminal Insurgencies and Crime Wars in cities
- Terrorism/Counterterrorism in the Urban context
- Non-International Armed Conflicts and cities
The topics listed above are not meant to be exhaustive and the editors are open to any topics with clear urban security emphasis.
- Deadline for abstracts 1 September 2026 (Optional but strongly encouraged)
- Submit via email to Vol. 2 editors via [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
- The editors will provide feedback and suggestions for drafts.
- Deadline for submission of first drafts is 15 January 2027. (Submit to Editors)
All articles will go through a full peer review. All articles should be in the 3–5000-word range in Chicago Manual of Style (Endnotes).
Endnotes
[1] John P. Sullivan, Nathan P. Jones, and Daniel Weisz Argomedo, eds., Urban Operations: War, Crime, and Conflict (Keypoint Press, 2024), https://keypointpress.com/books/urban-operations.
[2] Carissa Wong, “Four-Fifths of the World’s Population Now Live in Urban Areas,” New Scientist, 18 November 2025,https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504873-four-fifths-of-the-worlds-population-now-live-in-urban-areas/.
[3] Brian J. Phillips, “Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation, International Cooperation, and Terrorism,” International Interactions 45, no. 2 (2019): 316–43, https://doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2019.1556158.
[4] Jeremiah O. Asaka, et al., “Climate Change Risks to Water Security: Exploring the Interplay between Climate Change, Water Theft, and Water (in)Security,” Water Policy, 13 March 2024, https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2024.213.
