Counterinsurgency 3.0
Tags: COUNTERINSURGENCY; AFGHAN War, 2001-; STRATEGY
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- Fighting "The Other War.". Barno, David W. // Military Review;Sep/Oct2007, Vol. 87 Issue 5, p32
The author outlines the changes subsequently made to the U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy in Afghanistan. It depicts the strategy, started in October 2003, to create a successful COIN campaign that resulted in over two years of relative stability and progress. It provides a brief...
- Theory Versus Practice. SIMS, CHRISTOPHER // Foreign Affairs;Jan/Feb2012, Vol. 91 Issue 1, p178
The article discusses counterinsurgency efforts of the U.S. after the Afghan War. Topics include the strategy of the U.S. troops towards Afghan women, nation building, and foreign aid in the country. It references the article "Groundhog War," by Bing West published in the September/October 2011...
- Stay Forever. Joffe, Josef // New Republic;8/12/2010, Vol. 241 Issue 13, p10
In this article, the author argues that the U.S. military should not set a withdrawal date from Afghanistan and should use its advanced technology and training to maintain a presence in the country for as long as it takes to constrain and deter the Taliban or other enemies of the new government....
- We Cannot Compromise on Afghanistan. Price, Tom; Coffman, Mike // Human Events;11/16/2009, Vol. 65 Issue 40, p14
The article presents the authors' insights on the need for U.S. President Barack Obama to provide the full resources of a counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan, or risk "mission failure" within a year, according to General Stanley McChrystal and supported by U.S. Central Command head...
- Time for a Strategic and Intellectual Pause in Afghanistan. MILLEN, RAYMOND A. // Parameters: U.S. Army War College;Summer2010, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p33
The article discusses the Afghan War, arguing that a pause is necessary to assess U.S. strategy and its underlying principles. The U.S.-led coalition forces are described as increasingly impatient for the war to be over. The article focuses on misconceptions about the legitimacy of the Afghan...
- Anthropological Assumptions and the Afghan War. Rosen, Lawrence // Anthropological Quarterly;Spring2011, Vol. 84 Issue 2, p535
The war in Afghanistan incorporates a series of questionable anthropological assumptions. Quite aside from the involvement of anthropologists in the war's "human terrain projects," the current administration has continued a mistaken view of the tribes of the region, the reasons why there have...
- A Turnaround Strategy. Zakaria, Fareed // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);2/9/2009, Vol. 153 Issue 6, p22
The author provides four ideas for strategies in the Afghan war. He emphasizes the need for making local populations feel secure and getting the Afghan National Army and local police to do as much as possible. He also mentions the importance of strengthening the legitimacy of the Afghan...
- Afghanistan: Killing Peace. Hallinan, Conn // Foreign Policy in Focus;1/12/2011, p1
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- Afghanistan: What Are These People Thinking? Hallinan, Conn // Foreign Policy in Focus;9/10/2009, p1
The author expresses opposition to the surge of U.S. troops in Afghanistan ordered by President Barack Obama. He says that Obama is delusional when he said that the Taliban will spur global jihad, counterinsurgency will reduce violence and a troop surge will warrant peace. He stresses that...
