A "First-cut" Concept Map: The Irregular Adversary (Insurgent)

Abstract

The Socio-Cognitive Systems (SCS) Section at Defence Research and Development Canada-Toronto (DRDC-Toronto) has undertaken a Technology Investment Fund (TIF) Project entitled "A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Armed Non-state Actors (ANSAs): Strategic Roles and Operational Dynamics." The aim of this Project is to advance our understanding of the strategic roles of ANSAs in the context of violent intergroup conflict, and the operational dynamics of ANSAs that facilitate the performance of these roles. To assist us in this endeavor, we have constructed a Concept Map (Cmap) of an Irregular Adversary (Insurgent) [IA(I)], derived from Canadian Army doctrine on land and counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. This "first-cut" IA(I) Cmap will serve as the point of departure for the development of an ANSA Cmap that will provide a means to guide and manage our efforts to explore the intentions and behaviors of ANSAs the Army is liable to encounter in future expeditionary operations.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA568479

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