David Ucko
Biographic Data
| ID | 3496274 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Ucko |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Ucko |
| SIGNATURE | UCKO D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Counterinsurgency in Crisis
By juxtaposing the deterioration of situations from the Iraq War against Britain’s celebrated legacy of counterinsurgency, this investigation identifies both the contributions and limitations of traditional tactics in such settings, exposing a disconcerting gap between ambitions and resources, intent and commitment
Reintegrating Armed Groups After Conflict
Reintegrating armed groups after conflict
Nato at 60
As NATO turns 60 in April 2009, celebrations will be tempered by the continuing difficulties it faces in Afghanistan. The Alliance's first operation outside the Euro-Atlantic area has revealed a major gap between grand ambitions and actual capability. Central to this problem is the political disunity among NATO's member-states. The Strasbourg–Kehl summit may provide an opportunity to rethink what can most realistically be expected from NATO in te…
Innovation or Inertia
Militias, tribes and insurgents
Following its overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the United States was confronted with one of the most complex state-building enterprises of recent history. A central component of state building, emphasised in the literature yet given scant attention at the time of the invasion, is the process of political reintegration: the transformation of armed groups into political actors willing to participate peacefully in the political future of the cou…
Countering Insurgents through Distributed Operations
This article examines the emerging US Marine Corps concept of ‘Distributed Operations’ (DO) and its applicability to counter-insurgency. DO involves dispersing the force and empowering decentralised units so as to create a network of mobile, agile and adaptable cells, each operating with a significant degree of autonomy yet in line with the commander's overall intent. This concept's applicability to irregular campaigns is assessed with reference …
Innovation or Inertia
Countering Insurgents through Distributed Operations
This article examines the emerging US Marine Corps concept of ‘Distributed Operations’ (DO) and its applicability to counter-insurgency. DO involves dispersing the force and empowering decentralised units so as to create a network of mobile, agile and adaptable cells, each operating with a significant degree of autonomy yet in line with the commander's overall intent. This concept's applicability to irregular campaigns is assessed with reference …
Militias, tribes and insurgents
Following its overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the United States was confronted with one of the most complex state-building enterprises of recent history. A central component of state building, emphasised in the literature yet given scant attention at the time of the invasion, is the process of political reintegration: the transformation of armed groups into political actors willing to participate peacefully in the political future of the cou…
Countering Insurgents through Distributed Operations
This article examines the emerging US Marine Corps concept of ‘Distributed Operations’ (DO) and its applicability to counter-insurgency. DO involves dispersing the force and empowering decentralised units so as to create a network of mobile, agile and adaptable cells, each operating with a significant degree of autonomy yet in line with the commander's overall intent. This concept's applicability to irregular campaigns is assessed with reference …
Innovation or Inertia
Militias, tribes and insurgents
Following its overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the United States was confronted with one of the most complex state-building enterprises of recent history. A central component of state building, emphasised in the literature yet given scant attention at the time of the invasion, is the process of political reintegration: the transformation of armed groups into political actors willing to participate peacefully in the political future of the cou…
Reintegrating Armed Groups After Conflict
Reintegrating armed groups after conflict
Nato at 60
As NATO turns 60 in April 2009, celebrations will be tempered by the continuing difficulties it faces in Afghanistan. The Alliance's first operation outside the Euro-Atlantic area has revealed a major gap between grand ambitions and actual capability. Central to this problem is the political disunity among NATO's member-states. The Strasbourg–Kehl summit may provide an opportunity to rethink what can most realistically be expected from NATO in te…
Counterinsurgency in Crisis
By juxtaposing the deterioration of situations from the Iraq War against Britain’s celebrated legacy of counterinsurgency, this investigation identifies both the contributions and limitations of traditional tactics in such settings, exposing a disconcerting gap between ambitions and resources, intent and commitment
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Military History and Strategy (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Insurgency (2 works) · Military and Defense Studies (2 works)