Limited Intervention: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Limited Stabilization, Limited Strike, and Containment Operations

Abstract

Following the protracted and costly counterinsurgency campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has turned to lower-cost, light- or small-footprint options. These options emphasize airpower and limited commitments of U.S. ground forces (typically special operations forces) to attain narrowly defined objectives, such as the weakening of specific terrorist organizations. This approach to combating irregular threats has been visible in limited U.S. military interventions in such countries as Somalia, Yemen, Libya, and Iraq (again).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 2018
Accession Number
AD1057238

Entities

People

  • Alexander Stephenson
  • Astrid S. Cevallos
  • Bryan A. Frederick
  • Jennifer Kavanagh
  • Julia A. Thompson
  • Karl P. Mueller
  • Meagan L. Smith
  • Nathan Chandler
  • Patrick B. Johnston
  • Sean M. Zeigler
  • Stephen Watts
  • Trevor G. Johnston

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies