Government Can Mount Effective Counter-Insurgency Programs against Marxist Oriented Revolutions.

Abstract

Governments can effectively combat Marxist oriented revolutionary movements. The facade of legitimacy emerges as the most important variable in conducting a counter-insurgency campaign. Highly developed organizational structure supported by viable lines of transportation and communication enhance both the legitimacy of a government and also its capability to deter internal aggression by opposition forces. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA136788

Entities

People

  • R. A. Hendricks

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Civil War
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Insurgency
  • International Law
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies