| ID | 131464 |
| Title Proper | Historical overview of US counter-insurgency |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rich, Paul B |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This introductory article introduces some of the articles in this issue and examines the debate surrounding the idea of the "COINdinistas" in the US. It traces the roots of their approach to counter-insurgency and distinguishes "small c" counterinsurgency based on small groups of military advisers in "peripheral" conflicts from "big C" counter-insurgency which became allied to modernisation theory and nation building. The article also looks at developments in COIN thinking after the drawdown of US and other ISAF forces from Afghanistan, especially the work of David Kilcullen focussed on the emergence of future mega "feral" cities on coast lines vulnerable to terrorist and insurgent attacks |
| `In' analytical Note | Small War and Insurgencies Vol.25, No.1; February 2014: p.5-40 |
| Journal Source | Small War and Insurgencies Vol.25, No.1; February 2014: p.5-40 |
| Key Words | Afghanistan ; COIN Field Manual FM3-24 ; COIN Dinistas ; Counter- Revolution ; Dien Bien Phu ; Iraq ; Edward Lansdale ; Guerre Revolutionnaire ; Ho Chi Minh ; Modernisation Theory ; Operation Condor ; Vietnam ; Counter-Insurgencies ; United States - US ; Conflicts ; Peripheral Conflicts ; ISAF ; Terrorist Attack ; Insurgent Attack |