| Publication |
2008.
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| Summary/Abstract |
An unconventional way to analyse the current counter-insurgency (COIN)
operations is to look at the importance of
time,
as a concept, in such wars.
The thesis of this study is to prove that a thorough understanding of the time
aspects and issues in COIN campaigns is a precondition necessary to define
a clear political agenda, an operational tempo, an exit strategy in order definitely
to win 'hearts and minds' and to reach the political objective. The study
first points out the reasons why COIN operations are time-sensitive, then
the time-related issues in today's COIN campaigns before illustrating this
analytical approach with the current conflict in Afghanistan as a case study.
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