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All items tagged counter-insurgencyGlobal Must Read ArticlesSeptember 27, 2010 | US Can Learn from its History in "Af-Pak" RegionIn order to stabilize the region, the US needs to realize that Pakistan is the driving source of regional insecurity, not its neighbor. ++ It should be treated the same way as South Korea in the 1960s, by encouraging bottom up trade and investment instead of military hand outs. ++ Moreover, as in Vietnam, current US counter-terrorism strategy lacks the regional experience to understand the ... MoreJuly 9, 2010 | Counter-insurgency Can Win in AfghanistanSuccesses achieved by the US Marines and their Afghan counterparts in Helmand Province show that the war is far from a lost cause. ++ A bottom-up counter-insurgency strategy has provided local populations with security and allowed for the return of businesses, core services, and governance in territories previously controlled by insurgents. ++ Empowering local government and maintaining an open ... MoreJuly 2, 2010 | A Counter-insurgency Quagmire in AfghanistanThe war in Afghanistan costs $100 billion annually and requires the deployment of 100,000 NATO troops – but why must it be fought? ++ The West is trapped in an incomprehensible war, justified by a counter-insurgency theory that leaders are unable to refute and incapable of actualizing. ++ Global theories are intellectually appealing, but they do not win wars. ++ NATO must finally ... MoreCommentsMarch 13, 2010 | Two important changes since Mackinder's...February 19, 2009 | The Clinton administration faced a dilemma: if...November 6, 2008 | The author's analysis is in general well... |
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