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War by other means : building complete and balanced capabilities for counterinsurgency / David C. Gompert and John Gordon IV

By:

GOMPERT David C

Contributor(s):

GORDON John

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Santa Monica : RAND, 2008Description: vii, 453 pISBN:

9780833043092 (pbk) :

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Summary: Begins with a study of what is meant by insurgency and identifies several different types or categories. Part two focuses on the capabilities needed to counter global-local insurgencies (defined as type 3 in the previous section); these include military, civilian, information and core security capabilities. The third and final part considers what resources and kind(s) of organizational structures are required to manage COIN effectively. Appendices include notes on the outcomes of 89 insurgencies around the world.

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Begins with a study of what is meant by insurgency and identifies several different types or categories. Part two focuses on the capabilities needed to counter global-local insurgencies (defined as type 3 in the previous section); these include military, civilian, information and core security capabilities. The third and final part considers what resources and kind(s) of organizational structures are required to manage COIN effectively. Appendices include notes on the outcomes of 89 insurgencies around the world.

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