
Protecting, Isolating, and Controlling Behavior Population And Resource Control Measures in Counterinsurgency Campaigns
Mark E. Battjes(Author)
Books Express Publishing
Published on 30. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
290 pages
978-1-78039-869-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Saffron Walden
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78039-869-3 (9781780398693)
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