Cultural Competence is Crucial to Military Success in Counterinsurgency Operations

Abstract

The United States' military and political involvement with Iraq and Afghanistan have placed our military and foreign service officers shoulder to shoulder with (or more frequently in conflict with) people whose culture is almost completely opposite that of most Americans and Westerners in general. Without a studied understanding of the region and people's culture, misunderstandings, misinterpretations and offenses are not only likely to occur, but may become the norm rather than the exception.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 17, 2009
Accession Number
AD1133730

Entities

People

  • Mollie K. Nielsen

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Criminals
  • Families (Human)
  • Force Protection
  • Human Behavior
  • Insurgency
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Military Advisors
  • Military Facilities
  • New York
  • Police
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies