Counterinsurgency: Falling Short of the Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan
Counterinsurgency: Falling Short of the Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan
by Matthew Ince
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As we enter into a new year of conflict within Afghanistan, NATO must seek to work alongside its partners to overcome failures in the adoption of the Comprehensive Approach to COIN operations. At present the political and economic pillars of such an approach continue to be overshadowed by their own shortfalls and a disproportionate emphasis on the military dimension of the campaign. If left unaddressed this will critically impact upon the ability of the international community to address key grievances within Afghanistan and will further perpetuate a situation whereby political objectives will become increasingly unattainable.
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Matthew Ince has an MA in Geopolitics and Grand Strategy, and a BA (Hons) in International Relations from the University of Sussex. In February 2011 he will begin an internship at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI).
