Tenets of Counter-Insurgency Warfare

Abstract

It is likely the United States will be engaged in counter-insurgency operations for the foreseeable future and such operations promise to consume a substantial amount of our nation's resources. This project sets out to identify underlying tenets (or principles) in counter-insurgency warfare in order to optimize conditions for success on the battlefield as well as throughout the duration of the conflict. This study posits there are 17 principles of counter-insurgency warfare which fall into four broad categories: strategic, operational, logistical, and cultural. Battlefield commanders must successfully master these principles in order to bring about success as efficaciously as possible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510847

Entities

People

  • Juan G. Esteva

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Civil War
  • Combat Areas
  • Governments
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Hybrid Warfare
  • Insurgency
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Police
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design