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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Connable, Ben (Auteur)
Collectivités auteurs: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), Rand Corporation
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.
Collection:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Sujets:
Counterinsurgency > Evaluation.
Contre-rébellion > Évaluation.
HISTORY > Revolutionary.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Intelligence & Espionage.
counterinsurgency.
Afghanistan
United States
Vietnam
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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