LEADER 04206nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910219986803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-18105-6 010 $a9786611181055 010 $a0-8330-4263-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000481429 035 $a(EBL)322546 035 $a(OCoLC)476119988 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000131369 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11132584 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131369 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10008712 035 $a(PQKB)11733837 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL322546 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10225474 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC322546 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000481429 100 $a20070322d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCounterinsurgency in a test tube $eanalyzing the success of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) /$fRussell W. Glenn 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND Corp.$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (189 p.) 300 $a"Prepared for the United States Joint Forces Command." 311 $a0-8330-4027-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 147-159). 327 $aCover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Background and Brief History of Operation Helpem Fren, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI); Previous Operations; RAMSI: A Concise History; The Backdrop to RAMSI; RAMSI: Deployment and Execution; RAMSI as a Counterinsurgency Operation; Chapter Two - Considering the Nature of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency; The Nature of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency; Chapter Three - July 2003 Solomon Islands as an Insurgency: Participant Perspectives; A Solomon Islands Insurgency? No 327 $aA Solomon Islands Insurgency? YesA Solomon Islands Insurgency? Perhaps; A Solomon Islands Insurgency from the Perspective ofRAMSI Participants? Concluding Thoughts; Chapter Four - Successful COIN: Three Crucial Conditions; Orchestrating Interagency Capabilities: The "All ofGovernment" Approach; Building and Maintaining the Multinational Team; Forming and Seizing the Moral High Ground:Shaping Indigenous Perspectives; Chapter Five - RAMSI: Was It a Counterinsurgency?; Chapter Six - Fitting the RAMSI Square Peg into the World's Round Holes 327 $aVital Elements: Building on the Foundation of SuccessfulInteragency, Multinational, and Shaping OperationsImplications for Current and Future Operations; Final Observations on the Implications of RAMSIOperations for Counterinsurgency Operations; Bibliography 330 $aWith a matter of weeks to prepare, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) personnel landed on July 24, 2003, armed for conflict but equally ready to restore peace without firing a shot in anger. RAMSI's aim was to assist the existing government in reestablishing order and rebuilding this island nation plagued by escalating militia violence, crime, and corruption. RAMSI police forces, with the much larger military component in a supporting role, were patrolling the streets alongside their Solomon Islands counterparts on the very day of arrival. This and many other early actions 606 $aCounterinsurgency$zSolomon Islands 606 $aRegional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, 2003- 606 $aArmed Forces$xOperations other than war 606 $aPolice$zSolomon Islands 606 $aIntervention (International law)$vCase studies 607 $aAustralia$xArmed Forces$xForeign service$zSolomon Islands 607 $aNew Zealand$xArmed Forces$xForeign service$zSolomon Islands 615 0$aCounterinsurgency 615 0$aRegional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, 2003- 615 0$aArmed Forces$xOperations other than war. 615 0$aPolice 615 0$aIntervention (International law) 676 $a995.93 700 $aGlenn$b Russell W$0905751 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219986803321 996 $aCounterinsurgency in a test tube$92256758 997 $aUNINA