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The So-Called COIN Debate and Institutional Memory

... The So-Called COIN Debate and Institutional Memory by Bill Van Horn, Small Wars ...

Journal Article - Apr 8 2009 - 4:00pm - 8 comments

How Afghanistan Ends

... Path to Peace by Linda Robinson Download the Full Article: How Afghanistan Ends This paper presents a scenario ... 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 ...

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

Killing Your Way to Control

... Owen British Army Review, Spring 2011 Download the Full Article: Killing Your Way to Control The population is not ... applying what is today the mainstream approach to COIN--the limited force model--only in cultures and contexts where it has a ...

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

COIN Toss

... COIN Toss: The Cult of Counterinsurgency - Michael Crowley, The New Republic . ...

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

A Populace-Centric Foreign Policy

... Guest post by Robert C. Jones: The Department of State focuses on governments.  The Department of Defense ... is not to be confused with the tactical approach to COIN being practiced in Afghanistan, but rather is a shifting of priority ...

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

General McChrystal Recalled (Updated)

... The "Story" The Runaway General - Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone ... year war that never did have any focus or manpower. 4. COIN in Afghanistan is not COIN in Iraq. It is over. Re: General ...

Blog entry - Jun 23 2010 - 5:04am - 89 comments - 0 attachments

COIN Metrics: What Not to Measure

... Kilcullen (I): Here's What Not to Measure in a COIN Campaign - Tom Ricks at FP's Best Defense. When David ... how to wage a counterinsurgency campaign. And I think the Australian infantry officer turned political anthropologist/COIN guru is at ...

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

FM 3-24 COIN Manual Critique

... A Civilian's Comprehensive Critique of the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual...In 5-6 Pages ... Braden Civins Download the Full Article: FM 3-24 COIN Manual Critique The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field ...

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

A Combined Arms Response to "Death of the Armor Corps"

... A Combined Arms Response to Death of the Armor Corps by Major James Smith and Major James Harbridge ... Corps Since the emergence of Counterinsurgency (COIN) as a strategy in 2004, it has gained widespread acceptance both within ...

Journal Article - Jun 1 2010 - 4:36pm - 78 comments

Does The United States Still Need USSOCOM? (Updated)

... Does The United States Still Need a U.S. Special Operations Command? How ... if the mission is security cooperation, UW, FID, COIN, peacekeeping, etc. Their focus on deploying small, capable teams that ...

Journal Article - Dec 13 2009 - 10:25am - 77 comments