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Art of War Papers

Art of War Papers

Protecting, Isolating, and Controlling Behavior: Population and Resource Control Measures in Counterinsurgency Campaigns

by Combat Studies Institute Press and Mark E. Battjes
Paperback
Publication Date: 04/05/2012

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The classical counterinsurgency theorists emphasize that it is necessary for the government to gain and maintain control of the population in order to defeat the insurgency. They describe population and resource control measures as a means of doing so. However, some contemporary writers have questioned the legitimacy of such tactics and doubt that they can be employed effectively in modern campaigns. Four case studies from three different campaigns: the Philippines, Vietnam, and Iraq, examine how population and resource control measures can be employed effectively and legitimately by the counterinsurgent force. The case studies reveal that protecting and isolating the population is the most critical component of any such measures, without this condition the measures will not achieve their desired effect. The case studies also reveal that once the protection and isolation are in place, the government can focus on controlling the behavior of the population. That is, it can prevent behavior that supports the insurgency while enabling behavior that supports the government or is neutral.
This denies the insurgency its means of support and facilitates the destruction of its armed and subversive elements by the counterinsurgent forces.
ISBN:
9781780398037
9781780398037
Category:
Military history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
04-05-2012
Publisher:
Books Express Publishing
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
290
Dimensions (mm):
234x156x15mm
Weight:
0.41kg

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