The political impossibility of modern counterinsurgency strategic problems, puzzles, and paradoxes

The counterinsurgency (COIN) paradigm dominates military and political conduct in contemporary Western strategic thought. It assumes future wars will unfold as "low intensity" conflicts within rather than between states, requiring specialized military training and techniques. COIN is under...

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Main Authors:	Smith, M. L. R. (Michael Lawrence Rowan) 1963- (Author), Jones, David Martin 1950- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Columbia University Press 2015
Series:	Columbia studies in terrorism and irregular warfare
Subjects:	Counterinsurgency > History > 21st century Terrorism > History > 21st century
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