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Rethinking counterinsurgency / John Mackinlay, Alison Al-Baddawy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mackinlay, John.
- Series:
- Rand counterinsurgency study ; v. 5.
- Rand Corporation monograph series.
- Rand counterinsurgency study ; v. 5
- Rand Corporation monograph series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Counterinsurgency--Technological innovations--United States.
- Counterinsurgency.
- Information technology--Government policy--United States.
- Information technology.
- Military intelligence.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (81 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : Rand National Defense Research Institute, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- British and U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) operations have been slow to respond and adapt to the rise of the global jihadist insurgency, whose base of support is global and whose exploitation of the virtual dimension has outstripped the West's. After analy
- Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Successful Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies; The Evolution of Insurgency; The Evolution of Counterinsurgency; The Significance of British Experience; The Significance of the Palestinian Insurgency; Chapter Three - Defining the Environment; The Muslim Dimension; Minority Populations; Muslim States; Muslim Populations in the Operational Space; The Process of Radicalisation; Conclusions; The Virtual Dimension; Chapter Four - Rethinking Strategy and Operations; The Strategic Dilemma
- The Counterinsurgent CampaignOperational Capability; Doctrine Deficit; A Generic Version of the Adversary; The Response Mosaic; Using Force; Coalitions; Operations; Measuring Success and Failure; References
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- "MG-595/5-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.
- "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-65).
- ISBN:
- 1-281-73645-7
- 0-8330-4485-0
- OCLC:
- 230773560
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