| ID | 082139 |
| Title Proper | Controlling the Sunni Insurgency in Iraq |
| Other Title Information | political' and 'military' strategies from successful counterinsurgency in Punjab - India |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chima, Jugdep S |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the 'political' and 'military' strategies used by the Indian state successfully to quell the Sikh insurgency in Punjab, and applies these lessons to controlling the Sunni insurgency in Iraq. At a conceptual level, this article argues that insurgencies are both a 'military' and 'political' phenomenon, and that ways to quell them can be either 'military' or 'political,' or a combination thereof. At the empirical level, this article argues that stability cannot be restored to Iraq until Sunni political actors are effectively brought into the mainstream political process through either 'military' or 'political' means, or a combination thereof. The analysis in this article provides substantive depth and detail to these otherwise seemingly straightforward propositions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 18, No.4; Dec 2007: p615-637 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 18, No.4; Dec 2007: p615-637 |
| Key Words | Sikh Insurgency in Punjab ; Insurgency ; Sunni Insurgency in Iraq |