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... Here is one simple lesson from Iraq and Afghanistan: Counterinsurgency doesn't work. That is Counterinsurgency that aims to win the ... American COIN perspective). Thinking way faster than I can type...and yes, I realize I am a slow typer. Just doing spell check is ...

Blog post - Apr 9 2011 - 6:48pm - 67 comments - 0 attachments

... for a conceptual framework and body of practice which can be adopted and melded to our domain. Fortunately, there is already an ... and national security forces and primarily emphasizes counterinsurgency . The Rule of Law is costly and requires an active ...

Journal Article - May 14 2012 - 4:42am - 62 comments

... to causation, since at least in theory, the function can be anything but a straight line (and one will need to learn calculus to ... in “Instruments of Statecraft: U.S. Guerilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and Counterterrorism, 1940-1990” available free online. ...

Journal Article - Aug 7 2011 - 12:30pm - 83 comments

... to peace without further intervention.  At most, we can contain the violence by blocking the borders, but we should not pick a ... by General David Petraeus’ Field Manual 3-24 Counterinsurgency only prolonged the suffering and missed the cancer.  ...

Blog post - Jan 24 2012 - 3:29pm - 41 comments - 0 attachments

... all, but blended, evolving approaches tailored for each can be very effective (and in many ways occurred during “the surge” ... that the strategic ends of what I term 'second-party counterinsurgency' (ie, 'interventionist' COIN) are far closer (but not 100% ...

Blog post - May 7 2012 - 5:12pm - 43 comments - 0 attachments

... maybe I am not on their distro list. Might you know how I can get onto it? Take care. gian Re: Win Wars? I'm not going to ... virtually insured. That also is historically factual. Counterinsurgency is not the graduate level of war. Middle School perhaps with ...

Blog post - Aug 12 2010 - 8:14pm - 62 comments - 0 attachments

... Introduction Although the international community can legitimately claim steady progress in Helmand and other parts of southern ... politicians and business leaders to support our counterinsurgency efforts in the south and east of the country. This provides ...

Journal Article - May 21 2012 - 5:48am - 29 comments

... Can Development Win a Counterinsurgency? By Maura O'Connor, Slate. BLUF: "When people hear about ...

Blog post - Jun 2 2011 - 6:23pm - 31 comments - 0 attachments

... In the last decade, we jumped from pre-emptive war to counterinsurgency, and we are now moving to Foreign Internal Defense ... the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Before we can hope to distill any lessons learned from this past bloody decade of war and ...

Blog post - Dec 6 2011 - 10:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments

... experience on the ground at a PRT in Afghanistan. Does counterinsurgency work? Absolutely. I think counterinsurgency works ... experiences also available to you is also important so you can try alternative and possibly competing approaches. There is no silver ...

Journal Article - May 11 2012 - 6:05am - 25 comments