The Insurgent’s Response to the Defense of Cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20140179 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Jardine (0000-0002-2041-314X, Center for Strategic Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.2536 |
| OpenAlex | W333186049 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 12 |
A significant and recurring feature of most, if not all, counterinsurgency campaigns is that the forces of counterinsurgency begin their efforts in the major cities of a contested country. Ideally, once effective control within these urban centers is achieved, the forces of the counterinsurgency then work outward from these islands of geographic isolation in an effort to establish political and administrative control over the rural countryside. During America's involvement in Vietnam, for example, the so-called "pacification campaigns" started in the provincial capitals and were expected to spread out into the remainder of the rural areas. More recently, during the latter portion of Canada's counterinsurgency in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, there was a similar operational bias toward the immediate vicinity of Kandahar city. he frequent recurrence of this tendency effectively answers an often implicit question with regard to a counterinsurgency's conduct: where, in geographical terms, does a counterinsurgency begin its campaign? The motivation for beginning a counterinsurgency campaign within the cities is rarely highlighted, and the effect of this decision on the conduct and ending of an insurgency is rarely given adequate treatment or consideration. The absence of deliberation on this subject is particularly puzzling because the retrenchment of counterinsurgent forces in urban areas actually favors the
Criminology · Economics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · American Political and Social Dynamics · Cuban History and Society · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |