Seven Counterinsurgency Principles for Tactical Leaders: A Primer for Company-Level Counterinsurgency Operations with Operational and Strategic Benefits

Abstract

This paper was written to describe several concepts that played an important role in several counterinsurgency tactics. As many key issues to resolving an insurgency reside at the national level, I have focused solely on considerations that are enduring across the tactical spectrum. Based upon research and experience, I have identified seven enduring counterinsurgency principles at the tactical level. This paper briefly describes each principle, and compares them to my experience for the purposed of demonstrating their utility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 2011
Accession Number
ADA600781

Entities

People

  • Mark R. Liston

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Biometric Security
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Health Services
  • Inhabitants
  • Insurgency
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

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  • Systems Analysis and Design