| ID | 087093 |
| Title Proper | Talking with insurgents |
| Other Title Information | a guide for the perplexed |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Byman, Daniel |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Talking with insurgents is often a necessary first step toward defeating them or reaching an acceptable compromise. These talks must often be done even as insurgents shoot at U.S. soldiers, and they in turn, shoot at them. Iraq represents perhaps the most recent and notable case where diplomacy triumphed: U.S. efforts to reach out to Iraqi Sunni tribal groups, many of which were linked to various insurgent organizations, eventually paid vast dividends as these tribes ''flipped'' and began to work with the coalition against al Qaeda in Iraq. In Shi'a areas, both direct and indirect talks helped facilitate a ceasefire that has done much to keep Iraq's fragile peace intact. |
| `In' analytical Note | Washington Quarterly Vol. 32, No.2; April 2009: p125-137 |
| Journal Source | Washington Quarterly Vol. 32, No.2; April 2009: p125-137 |
| Key Words | Insurgency ; Afghanistan ; United States ; Counterinsurgency Strategy |