Branch, Daniel and Wood, Elisabeth Jean (2010) Revisiting counterinsurgency. Politics & Society, Vol.38 (No.1). pp. 3-14. doi:10.1177/0032329209357880

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Abstract

The United States eventually got it right in Iraq, according to many observers and policy
makers: counterinsurgency worked, and the lessons can be exported to Afghanistan and
beyond. In response to the increasing intensity and range of attacks by Taliban forces in
Afghanistan, in 2009 the U.S. sent in more troops and attempted to replicate the tactics
that “worked” in Iraq: “clear, hold, and build,” the effort to combine violence only
against insurgents with the building of local civilian institutions. Yet the setting for
counterinsurgency in Afghanistan differed dramatically from that in Iraq, which led to
debate among politicians and experts about the prospects of counterinsurgency in
Afghanistan and its likely costs in “blood and treasure.”

Item Type:	Journal Item
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) U Military Science > U Military Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Counterinsurgency, United States -- Military policy
Journal or Publication Title:	Politics & Society
Publisher:	Sage Publications, Inc.
ISSN:	0032-3292
Official Date:	March 2010
Dates:	Date Event March 2010 Published
Volume:	Vol.38
Number:	No.1
Number of Pages:	12
Page Range:	pp. 3-14
DOI:	10.1177/0032329209357880
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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