Small Wars Journal

COIN Spring Symposium, Interim Report

Thu, 05/27/2010 - 6:06pm
COIN Spring Symposium, Interim Report - US Army / US Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center.

The US Army and Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center hosted its 2010 Counterinsurgency (COIN) Symposium with special emphasis on COIN in Afghanistan from May 11-13, 2010. Twelve featured speakers and 120-plus attendees discussed COIN theory and best practices coming from the field in Afghanistan. The purpose was to identify common themes for inclusion in pre-deployment training and professional military and interagency education curricula.

The report contains common themes and more detailed summaries of each speaker's presentation.

More at the COIN Center.