The Struggle Against Global Insurgency

Abstract

Since 9/11, it has become commonplace for scholars, politicians, and military thinkers to refer to current U.S. military and diplomatic actions as being part of a larger "war on terror." This is an extremely imprecise characterization of the current conflict. What the United States and, in fact, the world are facing superficial criticism, it has never led to any meaningful discussion regarding the implications of this point or what it is that the U.S. military is actually combating. Only a few authors have asserted that al Qaeda is an insurgency, and even fewer have made the connection between al Qaeda's terror tactics and a larger global insurgency movement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA515161

Entities

People

  • Daniel G. Cox

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Asia
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Joint Military Activities
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design