Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the Current Era of Conflict

Abstract

In recent years, insurgency and counterinsurgency have been the topics of conversations regarding military theory and doctrine and the subject of diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The American armed forces, having avoided counterinsurgency warfare since the end of the Vietnam War, were caught unprepared for this type of conflict, preferring instead to train for war with the Soviet Union. This paper seeks to briefly consider counterinsurgency operations in the CENTCOM Theater of operations since the invasion of Afghanistan, and to evaluate some successes and failures. This paper seeks to answer a number of questions regarding the ethics and propriety of counterinsurgency operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 26, 2017
Accession Number
AD1028169

Entities

People

  • Brian C. Darling

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Stability Operations
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies