8246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ooda Loop
20 Jun 2018
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Week 10 – Counterinsurgency
Counterinsurgency
Counterinsurgency; a whole of government response to a whole of government problem
Old techniques do not work on new battlefields
A whole government approach to provide security, essential services, governance and
economic development
Military have taken the lead in developing new doctrine
Early, non-military action is preferable
A Comprehensive Approach
Military actions are not the primary challenge
Means to an end - political change
Identify the root cause of the insurgency
Legitimacy - the political process is inadequate
Iraq
Conventional war to achieve regime overthrow
Quickly changed to a composite insurgency
U.S. slow to react to the changing state of the conflict
Strategy of Choice
More common in recent years
Thrive in complex, chaotic environment of failed and failing states
Asymmetric response
Is it the strength of the insurgency of the weakness of the incumbent Government?
Counterinsurgency
The political, social, economic, civic, psychological and military operations designed to
defeat an insurgency
The aim must be to win the allegiance of the people for the local government - to regain
their trust
Attack the root of the causes of insurgency
Government the root causes of the insurgence has to accept the legitimate criticism of the
insurgents and change
When to become engaged
Wars of choice
Steven Metz
Metz is concerned
Regional destabilisation
Increases in transitional crime
Humanitarian disasters
Increases in terrorism
He sees the threat as protracted conflict rather than insurgent victory
3 options
A functioning government with some legitimacy which can be redeemed. Assist
No functioning government therefor no legitimacy but an international desire to establish a
functioning system. Participate in a UN led assistance program
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Document Summary
Counterinsurgency; a whole of government response to a whole of government problem. Old techniques do not work on new battlefields. A whole government approach to provide security, essential services, governance and economic development. Military have taken the lead in developing new doctrine. Military actions are not the primary challenge. Means to an end - political change. Identify the root cause of the insurgency. Legitimacy - the political process is inadequate. U. s. slow to react to the changing state of the conflict. Thrive in complex, chaotic environment of failed and failing states. The political, social, economic, civic, psychological and military operations designed to defeat an insurgency. The aim must be to win the allegiance of the people for the local government - to regain their trust. Attack the root of the causes of insurgency. Government the root causes of the insurgence has to accept the legitimate criticism of the insurgents and change.
