On "Other War": Lessons from Five Decades of RAND Counterinsurgency Research
Author | : Austin Long |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 2002-07-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780833041104 |
ISBN-13 | : 083304110X |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Download or read book On "Other War": Lessons from Five Decades of RAND Counterinsurgency Research written by Austin Long and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2002-07-30 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges posed by insurgency and instability have proved difficult to surmount. This difficulty may embolden future opponents to embrace insurgency in combating the United States. Both the current and future conduct of the war on terror demand that the United States improve its ability to conduct counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. This study makes recommendations for improving COIN based on RAND??s decades-long study of it.