1st Edition
Counterinsurgency, Security Forces, and the Identification Problem Distinguishing Friend From Foe
By Jr Magruder
Copyright 2018
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents a theory and empirical evidence for how security forces can identify militant suspects during counterinsurgency operations. A major oversight on the part of academics and practitioners has been to ignore the critical antecedent issue common to persuasion and coercion counterinsurgency (COIN) approaches: distinguishing friend from foe. This book proposes that the... Read more
Preface 1. Revisiting Counterinsurgency: The Identification Problem 2. Explaining Insurgent Identification 3. Philippines Armed Forces, Huk Rebellion 4. Marine Corps Combined Action Program, Vietnam 5. American Special Operations Forces, Iraq 6. Conclusion
Biography
Daniel L. Magruder, Jr holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago, USA, and is currently Commander, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Dupont, Wasington, USA.
