Articles
- Olson, W. (2009). Mistakes Were Made: How Not to Conduct Post-Conflict Management and Counterinsurgency. Small Wars Journal. 16 July 2009.
- Olson, W. (2007). War Without a Center of Gravity: Reflections on Terrorism and Post-Modern War. Small Wars and Insurgencies. 18(4), 559-583.
- Olson, W. (1997, Summer/Fall). International Organized Crime: The Silent Threat to Sovereignty. Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, 75-78.
- Olson, W. (1994, October 12). The Administration's Drug Legalization by Inaction. The Washington Times.
- Olson, W. (1994, July). What Americans Should Know about Drug Legalization. The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder 993.
- Olson, W. (1994, June). International Organized Crime: Threat to Democracy. Drug Policy.
- Olson, W. (1994, Summer). The Crisis of Governance: Present and Future Challenges. Terrorism and Political Violence, 6(2), 146-162.
- Olson, W. (1990, Spring). Low Intensity Conflict: The Challenge to the National Interest. Terrorism: an International Journal, 62, pp. 75-80.
- Olson, W. (1990, April). The Concept of Small Wars. Small Wars and Insurgencies, 11, 39-46.
- Olson, W. (1989, February). LIC: Organizational Perspective. Military Review
- Olson, W. (1988, January). Organizational Requirements for LIC. Military Review
Book Chapters
- Olson, W. (2007). Iraq and Global Insurgency: Khe Sahn or Dien Bien Phu?. In Gott, K. and Brooks, M. (Eds.) Warfare in the Age of Non-State Actors: Implications for the U.S. Army. (pp. 297-317). Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. [download]
- Olson, W. (2000). Illegal Narcotics in Southeast Asia. In Carpenter W. and Wiencek, D. (Eds.) Asian Security Handbook 2000. (pp. 99-105). London: M.E. Sharp.
- Olson, W. (1996). A New World, A New Challenge. In Manwaring, M. and Olson, W. (Eds.) Managing Contemporary Conflict: Pillars of Success. (pp. 3-12). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
- Olson, W. (1993). The New World Disorder: An Essay on Governability and Development. In Manwaring, M. (Ed.) Grey Area Phenomenon: Confronting the New World Disorder. (pp. 3-32). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
- Olson, W. (1989). U.S. Objectives and Constraints: An Overview. In Manwaring, M. and Olson, W. (Eds.) Guerilla Warfare and Counter-Insurgency. Lexington, MA: DC Heath.
- Olson, W. (1986). Iraq's Foreign Policy and the Gulf War. In Freedman, R. (Ed.) Middle East Foreign Policy Since the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon. New York: Syracuse University Press.
- Olson, W. (1981). The Genesis of the Anglo-Persian Agreement of 1919. In Kedourie, E. (Ed.) Iran: Towards Modernity. London: Cass.
- Olson, W. (1981). Haji Mohammad Hasan and the Mazanderan Railway: A Study in 19th Century Iranian Entrepreneurship. In Kedourie, E. (Ed.) Iran: Towards Modernity. London: Cass.
Books
- Olson, W., et al. (1995). Religious and Ethnic Nationalism: Emerging Threat to U.S. Security. Washington, DC: NSIC.
- Olson, W., et al. (1993). International Organized Crime: Emerging Threat to U.S. Security. Washington, DC: NSIC.
- Olson, W., et al. (1989). Guerrilla Warfare and Counter-Insurgency: US-Soviet Policy in the Third World. Lexington, MA: DC Heath.
- Olson, W. (1987). U.S. Strategic Interests in the Gulf Region. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
- Olson, W. (1984). Anglo-Iranian Relations During World War I. London: Cass.
- Olson, W. (1982). Britain's Elusive Empire in the Middle East, 1900-1921. New York: Garland Press.
Other
- Created and edited a book series on regional conflict, Westview Press series on Regional Conflict, including:
- Managing Contemporary Conflict
- The Commandante Speaks
- The Military, The State, and Development in Asia
- Uncomfortable Wars
- Emergency in Malaya, 1948-1954
- Gray Area Phenomenon
- Created the Journal of Small Wars and Insurgency
- Created and co-edited Trends in Organized Crime
- Edited special issue of The Annals of Political Science on small wars (Sep 1995).
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