Using Foreign Internal Defense and Unconventional Warfare to Conduct Global Counterinsurgency

Abstract

This monograph examines the use of Foreign Internal Defense (FID) and Unconventional Warfare (UW) as the primary means of preventing global insurgency. The paper is broken into four sections. The History section gives a basic background of Special Operations Forces, with emphasis on historical examples relevant to this topic. The historical overview shows that insurgency is an old form of warfare and is traditionally difficult to fight. The history of special operations shows a divergence over the past fifty years that has caused a decreasing capability in executing and coordinating FID and UW operations. Following the history, are three recommendations, each with internal supporting exposition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470867

Entities

People

  • Eric J. Peltzer

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • Green Berets
  • Insurgency
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.