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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220104603321

Autore

Mackinlay John

Titolo

Rethinking counterinsurgency / / John Mackinlay, Alison Al-Baddawy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand National Defense Research Institute, 2008

ISBN

1-281-73645-7

0-8330-4485-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (81 p.)

Collana

Rand counterinsurgency study ; ; v. 5

Rand Corporation monograph series

Altri autori (Persone)

Al-BaddawyAlison

Disciplina

355.02/180973

Soggetti

Counterinsurgency - Technological innovations - United States

Information technology - Government policy - United States

Military intelligence

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MG-595/5-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-65).

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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