The new counterinsurgency era : transforming the U.S. military for modern wars / David H. Ucko ; foreword by John A. Nagl.

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Ucko, David H

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TextSeries: Book collections on Project MUSE | UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Archive Political Science and Policy Studies Foundation.Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (x, 258 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781589017283
1589017285

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: New counterinsurgency era.DDC classification:

355.02/180973 22

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U241 .U256 2009eb

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Contents:

Framing the reorientation -- A troubled history -- Revisiting counterinsurgency -- Innovation under fire -- Counterinsurgency and the QDR -- FM 3-24 and Operation Fardh Al-Qanoon -- The ambivalence of the "Surge" -- Innovation or intertia -- Conclusion: kicking the counterinsurgency syndrome?

Summary: Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has recognized the need to "re-learn" counterinsurgency. But how has the Department of Defense with its mixed efforts responded to this new strategic environment? Has it learned anything from past failures? In The New Counterinsurgency Era, David Ucko examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Ucko also suggests how the military can better prepare for the unique challenges of modern warfare, where it is charged with everything from providing security to s.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-243) and index.

Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has recognized the need to "re-learn" counterinsurgency. But how has the Department of Defense with its mixed efforts responded to this new strategic environment? Has it learned anything from past failures? In The New Counterinsurgency Era, David Ucko examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Ucko also suggests how the military can better prepare for the unique challenges of modern warfare, where it is charged with everything from providing security to s.

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