Grammar but No Logic
Technique is Not Enough – A Response to Nagl and Burton
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11634685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Martin Jones (0000-0002-2554-8158, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), M L R Smith (0000-0001-7530-0997, University of London) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 437-446 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Strategic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2390 • E-ISSN: 1743-937X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402391003750044 |
| OpenAlex | W2084457144 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
In issue 33/1 of The Journal of Strategic Studies, John Nagl and Brian Burton were provided with the opportunity to respond to the observations we made in our article, ‘Whose Hearts and Whose Minds? The Curious Case of Global Counter-Insurgency’, which appeared in the same issue. Nagl and Burton's reply, however, did not overtly address the points raised in our article, but instead offered a re-statement of the precepts of classical counter-insurgency (COIN). While we certainly recognise the value of counter-insurgency methods in conflicts such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan, Nagl and Burton's reply overlooks our original concerns about the limited utility of neo-counter-insurgency thinking outside these environments and the dangerous political implications it contains. They further ignore our core contention that a narrow preoccupation with theatre-specific technique has profound limitations when offered as a universal panacea to address complex transnational threats
Epistemology · Insurgency · Law and economics · Panacea (medicine · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Statement (logic · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Law · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Rationalism in politics, and other essays.
Counterinsurgency Warfare
Subversion and Countersubversion in the Campaign against Terrorism in Europe
The Culture Cult. Designer Tribalism and Other Essays
Thinking Globally and Acting Locally
Whose Hearts and Whose Minds? The Curious Case of Global Counter-Insurgency
Counterinsurgency Warfare
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2015 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |