Low-intensity Conflict

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Developing Stability: Community-Driven Development and Reconstruction in Conflict-Affected Settings — Nov 4, 2011

Tests the hypothesis that development and reconstruction actors can feasibly implement sound development and reconstruction across a relatively wide spectrum of conflict, but varying levels and natures of violence can affect its delivery.

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How Does the Conflict in Afghanistan Compare to Counterinsurgencies of the Past 30 Years? — Jun 28, 2011

An analysis of 30 insurgencies worldwide between 1978 and 2008 determined what factors were ultimately correlated with success or defeat. Comparing Afghanistan in early 2011 against this scorecard results in an uncertain outcome for the conflict there, but the findings may help provide additional guidance as operations continue.

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Le concept de communication stratégique de l'OTAN et sa pertinence pour la France — Nov 12, 2010

Study of NATO Strategic Communications and relevance for France. Looks at: definition, objectives, scope, terminology, command structure, resources. Concludes concept is relevant to France in crisis situations and offers ways to implement it.

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NATO's Strategic Communications concept and its relevance for France — Nov 12, 2010

Study of NATO Strategic Communications and relevance for France. Looks at: definition, objectives, scope, terminology, command structure, resources. Concludes concept is relevant to France in crisis situations and offers ways to implement it.

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Keys to Successful Counterinsurgency Campaigns Explored — Jul 19, 2010

Good counterinsurgency practices tend to run in packs and whether a campaign includes more good practices than bad ones is a strong predictor of the outcomes of campaigns historically.

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Victory Has a Thousand Fathers: Sources of Success in Counterinsurgency — Jul 18, 2010

Approaches to counterinsurgency from 30 recent resolved campaigns show that good counterinsurgency practices tend to "run in packs" and that historically, the balance of selected good and ineffective practices perfectly predicts the outcome of a conflict.

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Victory Has a Thousand Fathers: Detailed Counterinsurgency Case Studies — Jun 18, 2010

A collection of the 30 most recent resolved insurgencies, covering the period 1978 to 2008, along with a bank of 76 factors that helped or hindered the COIN force in each case and in each phase of each case, supplements an analysis of historical and contemporary insurgencies, providing valuable lessons for U.S. engagement in and support for COIN operations.

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The Iraq Effect: The Middle East After the Iraq War — Mar 17, 2010

The 2003 invasion of Iraq and the ensuing conflict in that country fostered the rise of Iranian power in the region, but with more limitations than is commonly acknowledged. It also diminished local confidence in U.S. credibility and created opportunities for China and Russia.

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Troubled Partnership: U.S.-Turkish Relations in an Era of Global Geopolitical Change — Feb 2, 2010

The United States can take a major step in improving the security environment in the Middle East and Persian Gulf by giving new impetus to revitalizing its security partnership with Turkey, which plays a critical role in four areas of increasing strategic importance to the U.S.

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Stephanie Pezard

Political Sci, Assoc
Ph.D. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; M.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po); M.A. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; B.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po)

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Stephen Watts

Political Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in government, Cornell University; M.A. in European Studies, Georgetown University; B.A. in government, College of William & Mary

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