An Insurgency Growth Model

Abstract

A generalized conception of an insurgency situation is examined with a systems approach. The model is divided into two sectors, propaganda and military. The emphasis in the propaganda sector is on all actions taken by the insurgent and government sides which have a psychological impact on the population. In the military sector variables associated with combat and troop replacement are examined. A computer simulation, written in DYNAMO II, is provided and several simulation runs are examined. Suggestions for further research are also included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769685

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Combs

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • California
  • Civic Action
  • Combat Forces
  • Compilers
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Governments
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Neutral
  • Operations Research
  • Propaganda
  • Systems Approach
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design