National security reporter Spencer Ackerman explores a circle of counterinsurgency thinkers as they rise in influence and prominence in the U.S.
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National security reporter Spencer Ackerman explores a circle of counterinsurgency thinkers as they rise in influence and prominence in the U.S. military.
Gen. David H. Petraeus used the principles of counterinsurgency to lead the surge of U.S. forces in Iraq. In an interview with The Washington Independent he talks about the hard road ahead.
A forthcoming handbook, written by a former top aide to Gen. David H. Petraeus, aims to help Washington decision makers avoid intervening in the costly, un-winnable counterinsurgency efforts of foreign nations.
The Counterinsurgency Center teaches officers not to think “terrorism-bad” but “clinically” when combating insurgents. But some in the military worry that traditional military functions are eroding because of an overemphasis on counterinsurgency.
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