Rethinking Counterinsurgency
- ISBN-10
- 0833044753
- ISBN-13
- 9780833044754
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 65
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rand Corporation
- Authors
- John Mackinlay, Alison Al-Baddawy
Description
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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