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... Many Paths up the Mountain: Population-Centric COIN in Afghanistan by Major Nathan Springer Download the ... of governing and securing, then external forces (US, NATO, ISAF) should interdict and take charge temporarily. While that makes ...

Journal Article - May 25 2010 - 2:05pm - 60 comments

... Kilcullen (I): Here's What Not to Measure in a COIN Campaign - Tom Ricks at FP's Best Defense. When David ... eight years of the war (even those scripted by USAID and NATO, which has been trying to figure out workable metrics for multinational ...

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

... COIN Toss: The Cult of Counterinsurgency - Michael Crowley, The New ... and expansion of the former Foreign Weapons Evaluation and NATO Comparative Test programs. All of which were Congressional initiatives ...

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

... Braden Civins Download the Full Article: FM 3-24 COIN Manual Critique The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field ... (not those who have no intention of being our allies). NATO invoked Article 5, collective self defense after the 9/11 attacks, so we ...

Journal Article - May 5 2011 - 8:01pm - 73 comments

... The War Over COIN by Max Boot at Commentary's Contentions. Boot discusses the ... or only just being addressed. For example: 1. NATO/ISAF forces have not been properly resourced until late in the piece in ...

Blog entry - Sep 16 2010 - 11:47am - 59 comments - 0 attachments

... Thinking Critically about COIN and Creatively about Strategy and War An Interview with Colonel ... factions are feeling new military pressure. American and NATO officials say these decisions by insurgent leaders are the result of ...

Journal Article - Dec 14 2010 - 7:37pm - 83 comments

... element that just needs to "get over it" and support our COIN/CT agenda. We risk triggering a nuclear war with our meddling, and need ... then the problem of what response is launched by India, NATO and even China to increasing jihadist activity will have to be sorted ...

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

... Implementing COIN Doctrine in the Absence of a Legitimate State by David C. Ellis ... COIN approach may be appropriate and may even work while NATO maitains a large force contingent in country - who do we transition these ...

Journal Article - Oct 13 2010 - 1:39pm - 60 comments

... Policy : Topics include: 1) By tossing the COIN to Afghanistan, Obama can now aim at Pakistan 2) Are the Pentagon's ... was his intention to extract 10,000 soldiers this year and 23,000 more by next summer, before the height of Afghanistan's traditional ... and demonstrating that Pakistani threat to shut down the NATO supply routes are hollow.... The same sub conventional ...

Blog entry - Jun 23 2011 - 12:30pm - 64 comments - 0 attachments

... policies are nearly impossible to apply, particularly in COIN environments that lack a well-defined forward area, such as Afghanistan. ... Assessment Report will be completed and sent to NATO, TRADOC, the IJC Commander and the RC Commanders by the end of December. ...

Journal Article - Nov 20 2011 - 7:34am - 46 comments