Heads we win : the cognitive side of counterinsurgency (COIN) / / David C. Gompert ; prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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Gompert David C
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| Titolo: |
Heads we win : the cognitive side of counterinsurgency (COIN) / / David C. Gompert ; prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (81 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355.02/18 |
| Soggetto topico: | Counterinsurgency - Psychological aspects |
| Jihad | |
| Terrorism - Prevention | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Military policy |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-62). |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction: Purpose, Scope, and Definitions; Chapter Two - The Mind as Central Front; Chapter Three - Reordering COIN Priorities; Chapter Four - Thoughts of the Jihad; Chapter Five - Closing the Gap; Chapter Six - Cognitive Requirements in Global COIN; Chapter Seven - Cognitive Capabilities for COIN; Understanding Global Insurgency; Global COIN-Shaping Strategy; Global COIN Operations; Chapter Eight - Conclusions: Investment and Reform |
| Appendix - Investments and Measures to Enhance Cognitive COIN CapabilitiesBibliography | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Current U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy has relied heavily on the use of force against Islamist insurgents-a tactic that has increased their ranks. What is needed instead are stronger cognitive capabilities that will enable more effective COIN against an elusive, decentralized, and highly motivated insurgency-capabilities that will enable the United States to "fight smarter." Cognitive COIN goes beyond information technology and encompasses comprehension, reasoning, and decisionmaking, the components that are most effective against an enemy that is quick to adapt, transform, and regener |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Cognitive side of counterinsurgency (COIN) |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Heads we win |
| ISBN: | 1-281-18120-X |
| 9786611181208 | |
| 0-8330-4280-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910219960603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; ; OP-168-OSD.
Rand counterinsurgency study ; ; v. 1.