Stability operations are not a recent phenomenon, but have been particularly common since the end of the Cold War. All the major deployments of the US Army since 1991 have involved such operations. In all these deployments, the US Army has been...
Forward by Dr. William G. Robertson: The Combat Studies Institute (CSI) is pleased to present its latest publication in the Occasional Paper Series, "We Have Not Learned How to Wage War There" The Soviet Approach in Afghanistan,1979-1989, by Mr....
Forward by Dr. William G. Robertson: The Combat Studies Institute (CSI) is pleased to present its latest publication in the Occasional Paper Series, "We Have Not Learned How to Wage War There" The Soviet Approach in Afghanistan,1979-1989, by Mr....
Beginning in the Korea War, through Vietnam and continuing with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, US forces have been involved in combat typified by close, sharp actions - often without the doctrinally prescribed firepower to support the...
The Global War on Terror brought about several military assistance efforts that include the training and development of foreign security forces. The United States has been providing advisors to foreign security forces around the world for over 120...
This newsletter provides information on the basics of the Afghan culture and how Soldiers should apply this information while living and working
with the Afghans. The key points covered in this newsletter are: 1.) Effects of Afghan culture on...
Afghanistan looms as the key foreign policy challenge for the Obama administration. Under the previous Bush administration, foreign policy was driven primarily by security considerations, and Afghanistan was viewed a frontline state in the Global...
The small wars fought by the French in Algeria and the United States in Vietnam provide lessons for the United States military to use today. Although neither France nor the United States met their strategic objectives, their command and control...
Throughout history we can find multiple samples of successful / unsuccessful insurgency and
counterinsurgency campaigns. Two of the most studied are the Algerian War of Independence
(1954-1962) and The Vietnam Unification war (1954- 1975. Both of...
From the early days of the Colonial militias to the present, the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) has always been “the backbone of the Army”. The NCO has always played a major role in the day to day operation of the Army, but never before have...
In the wake of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, one of the most intensely debated issues concerning the conduct of the war has been the level of troops committed to the effort. Military observers, policy makers, military officers, and...
There is a healthy debate about hybrid warfare in American military journals and publications. Much of this discussion describes hybrid threats as a nascent phenomenon, citing the Israeli Defense Force's 2006 struggle against Hezbollah militants in...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the use of indigenous surrogates by both the Republic of South Africa and Rhodesia in Southern Africa's Bush Wars from 1975 to 1989. The Bush Wars are of significance because the use of surrogates in each...
This study examines the processes by which the US Army sought to prepare itself for the future after the conclusion of the Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Cold War. It examines how, in the wake of major conflict, the Army "learned its lessons."...
Since China first opened its economy in 1978, it has slowly begun playing a larger role in international institutions. As a country that participates actively in multilateral organizations, Singapore is keenly affected by developments in such...
This purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast two insurgencies. I will compare the Apache insurgency and the insurgency in Iraq. I will talk about their failures and success. These two situations are very similar and it seems like the U.S....
Asymmetric warfare has long been the common denominator of dispute resolution when dealing with inferior, nonprofessional fighting forces. Our contemporary armed forces are better equipped, better trained and more capable of defeating an opponent...
The importance of learning from past counterinsurgency operations helps us prepare for the wars of today and tomorrow. While the tactics of some insurgents have changed, the basic principles of insurgency and counterinsurgency have remained. In...
The importance of learning from past counterinsurgency operations helps us prepare for the wars of today and tomorrow. While the tactics of some insurgents have changed, the basic principles of insurgency and counterinsurgency have remained. In...
This monograph examines alternative approaches to U.S. COIN operations in the eastern Pashtun tribal areas in Afghanistan that are sensitive to and inclusive of the key elements of the Pashtun code of Pashtunwali. The author reviews Pashtuns and...