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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220096903321

Autore

Jones Seth G. <1972->

Titolo

Reintegrating Afghan insurgents / / Seth G. Jones [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2011

ISBN

0-8330-5158-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 27 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Occasional paper ; ; OP-327-MCIA

Disciplina

958.104/71

Soggetti

Soldiers - Rehabilitation - Afghanistan

Counterinsurgency - Afghanistan

Afghanistan Armed Forces Demobilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared for the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity."

"National Defense Research Institute."

"The research described in this report was prepared for the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. The research was conducted within the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community under Contract W74V8H-06-C-0002."--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-27).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Summary; Chapter One: Factors That Enable Reintegration; Perception of Winning; Coercion; Addressing Grievances; Chapter Two: Reintegration Procedures; Proactive Efforts; Screening; Holding and Security Procedures; Incentives; Engagement of Tribal and Other Leaders; Information Operations; Active Use of Personnel; Chapter Three: Conclusions: Reintegration from the Bottom Up; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

Examines reintegrating Taliban and other insurgents into their local communities in Afghanistan and outlines steps to facilitate that reintegration process. The author discusses the factors that increase the likelihood of reintegrating fighters and the key options for fighters as they consider reintegration. Finally, he outlines operational and tactical steps that should be taken when insurgents consider reintegration.