Embracing the fog of war : assessment and metrics in counterinsurgency /

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Campaign assessments help decisionmakers in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Congress, and the executive branch shape what tend to be difficult and lengthy counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns. Assessment informs critical decisions, including the allocation of resources and major shifts in strate...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Connable, Ben (Author)
Corporate Authors: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), Rand Corporation
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Counterinsurgency > Evaluation.
Contre-rébellion > Évaluation.
HISTORY > Revolutionary.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Intelligence & Espionage.
counterinsurgency.
Afghanistan
United States
Vietnam
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Concepts that shape counterinsurgency assessment
  • Centralized assessment theory and pattern and trend analysis
  • The effects-based approach to assessment
  • Choosing core metrics
  • Vietnam-era assessment
  • Assessment in Afghanistan
  • Why does centralized assessment fail in counterinsurgency?
  • Conclusions, recommendations, and options
  • A proposed alternative to centralized assessment.

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