Counterinsurgency strategy and the phoenix of American capability

Dr. Steven Metz argues that the way the Department of Defense and U.S. military spend the time when counterinsurgency support is not an important part of American national security strategy determines how quickly and easily they react when policymakers commit the nation to such activity. If analysis...

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1. Verfasser: Metz, Steven (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Carlisle Barracks, PA Strategic Studies Inst., US Army War College 1995
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Counterinsurgency > Guerrilla warfare > Military planning > Bekämpfung > Aufstand > Militär > Strategie > USA > United States > Military policy
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Zusammenfassung:Dr. Steven Metz argues that the way the Department of Defense and U.S. military spend the time when counterinsurgency support is not an important part of American national security strategy determines how quickly and easily they react when policymakers commit the nation to such activity. If analysis and debate continues, at least at a low level, the military is better prepared for the reconstitution of capabilities. If it ignores global developments in insurgency and counterinsurgency, the reconstitution of capabilities would be more difficult.
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