Measuring Progress and Effects in Irregular Warfare

Abstract

This paper examines how to measure progress and effects in irregular warfare. The paper establishes a context by describing what exactly irregular warfare is and then explores current U.S. military doctrine to see what guidance it provides to measure progress and effects. It then examines several methods and models that one could use to measure progress and effects, and recommends the most appropriate. It explores how Special Operations Forces (S.O.F.) could measure the progress and effects of their conduct of counterinsurgency-related irregular warfare operations in environments other than Iraq and Afghanistan, and explores the applicability of such measures in other irregular warfare activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 2011
Accession Number
ADA560181

Entities

People

  • John J. Mulbury

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • Psychological Operations
  • Special Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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