Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
Abstract
The United States Military History Institute has compiled a list of one hundred definitions of insurgency. This is not surprising in view of the fact that since 1945 there have been more than sixty insurgencies all over the world. But no one insurgency had been the same as the other. They varied in nature, from country to country, depending on the country's national characteristics, political situation, strengths and weaknesses in its political system and administration, terrain and climatic condition. However, there is one common factor and that is, there was no pure military solution to an insurgency. The identification of the primary cause of the insurgency and its elimination through a well-defined strategy, executed by joint political-military leadership at strategic, operation and tactical levels is vital to the success of a counterinsurgency campaign.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 05, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA233477
Entities
People
- Muhammad S. Afzal
Organizations
- United States Army War College