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All items tagged counterinsurgencyOpen Think Tank ArticlesSeptember 14, 2009 | Counter-Insurgency 4.0 is Needed in Northern AfghanistanPéter Marton: Euro-discourse often derides Americans for not recognizing “complexity” around them. The opposite is true in Afghanistan. The European countries present in the North are not particularly interested in learning a lot about the social context they are operating in, and they are generally slow to adapt to changes in their area of operations. ... MoreDecember 31, 2008 | Islamic Morality In The Battle for Afghan Hearts and MindsFlorian Broschk: The Western effort to conquer “hearts and minds” in Afghanistan is being hindered by a failure to recognize the core role of religion in Afghan society. The West must integrate the language of Islamic morality into its counterinsurgency mission. ... MoreOctober 28, 2008 | Kickstarting a New Debate on AfghanistanFlorian Broschk: Extending the German ISAF mandate requires a broad public debate on the mission’s goals and strategies in Afghanistan. Germany must recognize the importance of counterinsurgency and improve a variety of its tactics - human intelligence, language training, and a greater troop presence. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMay 14, 2009 | Let's Not Kid Ourselves: Afghanistan Is Not IraqGen. Petraeus faces a tougher fight in Afghanistan then Iraq in applying his counterinsurgency tactics; to first hit the insurgency hard to then strip away the moderates.++ His asset of strong diplomatic support to enable a regional approach, is upset by two current difficulties: instable Pakistan, crucial to military success, is sceptical of cooperation, and there remains a lack ... MoreMarch 25, 2009 | The West Must Hold Its Nerve and Stay in AfghanistanFrom the outside it may appear that the situation in Afghanistan is continuing to worsen. ++ US commanders are confident that they can shift the momentum in their favor. ++ This would be a result of increased resources.++There are still concerns that Western governments “will give up on the war before the counterinsurgency strategy can pay off.”++Time and effort is needed to sufficiently resource ... MoreJune 9, 2008 | Pakistan Does Not Fight Al-QaedaThe Pakistani Army no longer fights the counterinsurgency war on their western border. ++ Instead Pakistani troops are deployed at the border to India, where 80% of US aid since 9/11 has been used, although given to fight the Taliban insurgency. ++ Civilian government and the attempt to improve governance and fight corruption in Pakistan and Afghanistan suffer by the withdrawal of troops from the ... MoreCommentsDecember 27, 2009 | The US Army Field manual (2006) emphasises the...September 14, 2009 | Bernhard, I am sorry to break it to you,...May 23, 2009 | Gentlemen, as the security agreement requires...February 8, 2009 | As Mr. Daiyar pointed out in his article in...November 26, 2008 | Counter-insurgency attempts have had various...November 25, 2008 | During 2006-7, everyone, and I mean everyone,...November 25, 2008 | Herr Lucke makes some good points, but Herr...November 25, 2008 | I think Mr. Lucke's made two important points:...October 28, 2008 | The first step in any dialogue related to...October 13, 2008 | The surge in Afghanistan must be a surge in... |
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