Rethinking counterinsurgency / [electronic resource] John Mackinlay, Alison Al-Baddawy

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Rand counterinsurgency study ; v. 5Publication details: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2008Description: 1 PDF-file (xiii, 65 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780833044754
  • 0833044753
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: This document suggests that the West has been surprised by the characteristics of global insurgency. The West's collective military experience and existing doctrine did not anticipate a campaign so energized by spiritual, global, and virtual dimensions; they were not prepared for the multifaceted characteristics of the international response that the adversary has compelled. This document argues that in a longer campaign beyond Iraq, U.S.--led coalitions will have to become part of a mosaic of activities that are globally spread, politically driven, more internationally constituted, and manoeuvrist in concept. It describes the foreign policy problems associated with moving from counterterrorism into a genuine counterinsurgent strategy and summarizes the existing practical experience of coalitions.
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This document suggests that the West has been surprised by the characteristics of global insurgency. The West's collective military experience and existing doctrine did not anticipate a campaign so energized by spiritual, global, and virtual dimensions; they were not prepared for the multifaceted characteristics of the international response that the adversary has compelled. This document argues that in a longer campaign beyond Iraq, U.S.--led coalitions will have to become part of a mosaic of activities that are globally spread, politically driven, more internationally constituted, and manoeuvrist in concept. It describes the foreign policy problems associated with moving from counterterrorism into a genuine counterinsurgent strategy and summarizes the existing practical experience of coalitions.

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