The future of counterinsurgency : contemporary debates in internal security strategy / Lawrence E. Cline and Paul Shemella, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cline, Lawrence E.

Shemella, Paul, 1950-

Series:

Praeger Security International

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency.

Internal security.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As countries across the globe continue to adjust their security operations to counter an increasingly volatile political landscape, the issue of how to identify and derail a host of violent groups remains of considerable interest. This comprehensive volume offers an examination of the effectiveness of contemporary counterinsurgency efforts, revealing which approaches offer the greatest chances of success internally, regionally, and internationally. Featuring perspectives from experts and analysts in the field of irregular warfare and international security, this is an unparalleled explora

Contents:

Thinking about counterinsurgency / Lawrence E. Cline

"British counterinsurgency: myth or reality? / Thomas R. Mockaitis

Strategy and outcome: what does winning look like? / Paul Shemella

Strategic communication and COIN ops in the emerging security environment / Paul Clarke

The case for cultural heritage protection as an element of COIN / Christopher Jasparro

Countering Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) financing and combating the ability of insurgents to raise funds through crime in Northern Ireland during "The Troubles" / Colin P. Clarke

COINdinistas versus whack-a-mole: the debate on counterinsurgency approaches / Lawrence E. Cline

Sri Lanka and the destruction of the Tamil Tigers / Paul Clarke

Counter-insurgency intelligence: looking forward by looking back / David A. Charters

The "others": complex groups and internal security / Lawrence E. Cline

Egypt: confronting the challenge of low level insurgency / Robert Springborg

The transnational security threat from D-Company / Sharad Joshi, Gretchen Peters, and Phil Williams

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: sustainable insurgency or paper tiger? / Colin P. Clarke and Phil Williams.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400655265

9798216088325

9781440833007

1440833001

OCLC:

913956162