The once-neglected study of counter-insurgency operations has
recently emerged as an area of central concern for Western
governments and their military organizations. While
counter-insurgency represents a hugely challenging form of
contemporary warfare, there exists a considerable body of
experience that offers assistance in the form of examples of both
good and bad practice. The main aim of this book is to present
these examples and the lessons that can be drawn from them. Such
lessons can be of considerable benefit to today's policy-makers and
military practitioners. The book also considers how these lessons
can actually fit into the contemporary framework - as defined by
military, political and institutional logic - that shapes and
bounds today's counter-insurgency warfare. Dimensions of
Counter-Insurgency explores a number of key themes including: the
experience of counter-insurgency in the Middle East; the
contribution of maritime and air forces; the challenges posed in
adapting Western armed forces to their new tasks; and the responses
made - in light of the perceived need for international action
against insurgencies - by multilateral institutions such as NATO
and the European Union. This book features a broad range of
contributions from academics and military thinkers on both sides of
the Atlantic. This was previously published as a special issue of
Contemporary Security Policy.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
December 2007 |
| First published: |
2008 |
| Editors: |
Tim Benbow
• Rod Thornton
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-45037-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-415-45037-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780415450379 |
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