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... Kilcullen (I): Here's What Not to Measure in a COIN Campaign - Tom Ricks at FP's Best Defense. ... Kilcullen is at his best, he is unexcelled at discussing how to wage a counterinsurgency campaign. And I think the Australian infantry ...

Blog entry - Feb 8 2010 - 1:36pm - 79 comments - 0 attachments

... thousand classified U.S. Military documents pertaining to the insurgency in Afghanistan has generated immense media and public ... centric we cannot always protect the population. NOTE: How else can one explain the evolution process of an insurgency which takes a ...

Journal Article - Aug 15 2010 - 6:17am - 72 comments

... A primer to help move past COIN, CT, FID, SFA and start talking strategy to confront ... community to rethink the existing assumptions and relearn how to counter insurgencies. [5]   Moreover, over the past decade, ...

Blog entry - Dec 6 2011 - 9:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments

... How Afghanistan Ends: A Political-Military Path to Peace by Linda Robinson Download the Full Article: How ...

Journal Article - Dec 2 2010 - 10:22pm - 120 comments

... solutions. At every echelon, the Army has adapted to the complex situations within the Operational Environment (OE) by revising ... made--I could go on and on about the decisions phase or how decisions are made, but I don't believe we need a "D" to tell commanders to ...

Journal Article - Jul 16 2011 - 7:50am - 57 comments

... Killing Your Way to Control by William F. Owen British Army Review, Spring 2011 ... article doesn't address in regards to Afghanistan: - How do we deal with the safehaven in Pakistan? Is it possible to militarily ...

Blog entry - Jul 5 2011 - 8:00am - 98 comments - 0 attachments

... their paywall until Feb 13, courtesy of WPR.  Thanks to Judah, Hampton, and all.  And thanks, Bob. Guest ... Should the U.S. stand by governments regardless of how far their domestic policies are from those espoused by the ...

Blog entry - Feb 4 2011 - 4:19pm - 90 comments - 0 attachments

... When you are a stranger in a strange land, you need to be aware of, and hold on to, and be proud of your culture. In my experience ... fighting words to me." I asked my Pashtun buddy to show me how westerners greet each other. He extended his hand in a wave. I pointed out ...

Blog entry - Mar 12 2010 - 4:09pm - 91 comments - 0 attachments

... of December 1, shortly after Barack Obama announced plans to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, retired Lt. Colonel John Nagl ... and no royalties -- hard to do that in peacetime no matter how good the technology is. The Army is getting a little better about that ...

Blog entry - Jan 4 2010 - 12:54pm - 89 comments - 0 attachments

... lessons.  They key insight is not that COIN failed to live up to the claims of its advocates.  It’s that the claims ... ranking people haven't been thinking about anything but how to swing that hammer. Carl: I agree with you that Carl: I ...

Blog entry - Dec 6 2011 - 7:07am - 48 comments - 0 attachments