It's all the rage
Why mechanization doesn't explain Coin outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5724058 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Niel A Smith (United States Marine Corps, corresponding author), Nathan W Toronto (0000-0002-6344-6953, United States Army Command and General Staff College) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 519-528 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592318.2010.505484 |
| OpenAlex | W2068324999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
A recent article, ‘Rage Against the Machines’, does a disservice to the debate over what explains counterinsurgency (COIN) success. While it establishes a negative correlation between the diffusion of military mechanization in the state system and COIN success, its theoretical argument does not hold up under close scrutiny and its micro-case comparison of two units in Iraq during 2003–2004 ignores obvious counter-examples and factors that influence COIN success, such as leadership. A deeper inquiry would have revealed that there is much more to COIN success than simply not having access to vehicles
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| Citations per year | 0.78 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |