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All items tagged insurgencyOpen Think Tank ArticlesApril 29, 2008 | Afghanistan: Chances are High That NATO Will FailT. Noetzel & B. Schreer: Despite a theoretically clear strategy, NATO is both politically and militarily ill-prepared to execute the required counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan. An Afghan disaster might not be a death sentence for the Alliance, but would certainly have major repercussions. ... MoreSeptember 18, 2007 | General Petraeus's Iraq: Before=AfterJan-Friedrich Kallmorgen: the only news from the White House and Petraeus findings is that any decision on American troop withdrawal is postponed: President Bush is betting it all on positive trends in Iraq. Should the situation improve, Germany too will have to do its part. ... MoreAugust 22, 2007 | Why America Wants to Iraqize AfghanistanThomas Speckmann: Iraq’s label as a “second Vietnam” for the United States does not hold up to scrutiny. Recent changes to US military strategy on terrorism— building infrastructure, winning hearts and minds—come straight out of the Bundeswehr handbook, and they’re working. So why not take them to Kabul? ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesDecember 10, 2008 | Owing Security to Iraqi InterpretersFor months Iraqi interpreters were not allowed to wear masks to conceal their identities, although insurgent groups put enormous effort into identifying and killing them. ++ However, the security of US troops as well as American strategy depends on their knowledge. ++ They bridge the language gap but also “serve as cultural advisers, and make crucial introductions.” ++ The US must ... MoreAugust 7, 2008 | Media Distorts our Perception of AfghanistanThe war on terror has been an utter fiasco: before the US troops arrived in 2001 Afghanistan was much more peaceful and stable, now the insurgency has spread all over the country, become multi-ethnic and more robust. ++ American claims of spreading democracy lie buried beneath the hineous crimes perpetrated by its soldiers – this might “culminate in a violent insurgency.“ ++ ... MoreCommentsMarch 12, 2009 | The U.S. is not the only country hindered in...January 8, 2009 | The point regarding sophistication vs...November 26, 2008 | Counter-insurgency attempts have had various...November 23, 2008 | During the debate for the renewal of the...April 29, 2008 | To Timo and Benjamin: Chances are NATO will... |
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