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Counterinsurgency in El Salvador: the lessons and limits of the indirect approach / Ucko, David H

Ucko, David H	Journal Article
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2013.

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Following two frustrating counterinsurgency campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is a drive to find new and more viable ways of addressing irregular security challenges. In this effort, the 1980s' campaign in El Salvador has gained prominence, as it resulted in the defeat of the guerrilla adversary yet involved only a modest deployment of US personnel and resources. The use of history to search for models and precedents can be fruitful, but past conflicts must be understood on their own terms and not made to fit the preconceived ideas of the day. A deeper appreciation of what happened in El Salvador reveals not only the unique circumstances that shaped the campaign but also the limited results of the counterinsurgency program to which the war's outcome is now being ascribed. This article adopts a broader lens, focusing on the real yet undervalued factors that produced peace in El Salvador and whether the final outcome was truly quite as successful as is now commonly assumed.

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National Security ; Counterinsurgency ; Guerrilla War ; Insurgency ; Iraq ; Afghanistan ;
El Salvador ; Peacebuilding ; National Policy ; Indirect Approach ; Guerrilla Adversary ; Irregular Security Challenges

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ID: 114389

Influence, the indirect approach and manoeuvre / Alderson, Alexander

Alderson, Alexander	Journal Article
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2012.

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There is a growing discussion of the concept of 'influence' in British military circles. It potentially offers a way of doing more with less in an era of conflict amongst the people. But rather than being an entirely radical new idea, influence is part of a long tradition of manoeuvrist British military thinking on the conduct of war. The challenges are, argues Alexander Alderson, to ensure it is seen as part of that continuum, and to ensure its appropriate application by a broad base of practitioners through a standardised approach - and one rooted in the British Army's fundamental ethos of manoeuvre.

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Britain ; British Army ; British Military ; Manoeuvre ; Indirect Approach

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ID: 108285

Strategy of indirect approach: its impact on modern warfare / Chekinov, S G; Bogdanov, S A

Bogdanov, S A	Journal Article
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2011.

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Globalization ; Military ; Modern Warfare ; Nonmilitary ; Indirect Approach

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