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... pal Niel Smith argues that the Army has institutionalized counterinsurgency so poorly that officers can fool themselves into embracing ... and deepening relationship with the U.S. military, whose leaders have increasingly turned to Mortenson, once a shaggy mountaineer, to ...

Blog post - Apr 18 2011 - 8:06pm - 59 comments - 0 attachments

... to a near limitless supply of ideas and future business leaders. Venture Capitalists harness this boundless capacity by applying ... 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

... the mythical ten to one force ratio prescribed for counterinsurgency (Department of Defense [DoD], 2007, p. 1-13). Download ... in Malaya was the reserve of very capable military leaders (particularly those from the old Indian Army) that had fought in Burma ...

Journal Article - Jan 15 2011 - 8:33am - 25 comments

... Keating and Kahler. American tactical and operational leaders, particularly in the Army, demonstrate the most efficient and ... 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

... that the strategic ends of what I term 'second-party counterinsurgency' (ie, 'interventionist' COIN) are far closer (but not 100% ... strategy- I sure hope we can- otherwise we don't give our leaders too many options. #4: Types of Insurgency matter We describe ...

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

... by General David Petraeus’ Field Manual 3-24 Counterinsurgency only prolonged the suffering and missed the cancer.  ... going to engage as the next generational group of senior leaders. Especially those from the 3ID, 4ID and 1st Cav. (MF) Provoked ...

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

... In the last decade, we jumped from pre-emptive war to counterinsurgency, and we are now moving to Foreign Internal Defense ... I argued that the interaction of our civilian and military leaders, plus the interjection of the democratic public after a time, result in ...

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

... Counterinsurgency Strategy Not Working in Afghanistan, Critics Say by David ... "But they are hard to articulate with an Army and senior leaders who've been doing this for nine years and are morally committed to it ...

Blog post - Jan 12 2011 - 8:44am - 71 comments - 0 attachments

... experience on the ground at a PRT in Afghanistan. Does counterinsurgency work? Absolutely. I think counterinsurgency works ... How crucial is understanding local politics and leaders that are the key centers of gravity in their communities? You ...

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

... opportunities for Afghanistan's business and political leaders and therefore they will be tempted to return to investing in opium ... 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