| ID | 071973 |
| Title Proper | Role of perceptions and political reform in counterisnurgency |
| Other Title Information | the case of Western Iraq, 2004-05 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Malkasian, Carter |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The political side of counterinsurgency has long been recognized as more important than the military side. The major works on counterinsurgency call for political reform that redresses legitimate insurgent grievances. Thereby, insurgents are encouraged to pursue their aims via political instead of military means. In western Iraq, insurgent perceptions of US weakness inhibited effective political reform. Moderate Sunnis did not engage the Coalition or Iraqi government until these perceptions had been revised. The connection between insurgent perceptions and effective political reform deserves greater attention. With the exception of some arguments from the political science field, the literature on counterinsurgency insufficiently addresses the importance of insurgent perceptions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 17, No. 3; Sep 2006: p367-394 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 17 No 3 |
| Key Words | Counterinsurgency ; Political Reform ; Iraq, Western |