Counterinsurgency force ratio
Strategic Utility or Nominal Necessity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5724139 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Riley M Moore (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 857-878 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1080/09592318.2013.866423 |
| OpenAlex | W1990160645 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
As a consequence of intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan, force ratio for counterinsurgency (COIN) has come under increased scrutiny. Reduced to its essence, the issue is simply, ‘How many troops does it take to get the job done?’ This answer has been sought by the US military, academia, and think tanks. There have been numerous responses, culminating in several ‘plug-and-play’ equations for minimum force ratios in COIN operations. Due to the impossibility of determining precisely how many insurgent forces there are, it has become common to base force ratios on the population of the country. In the realm of policy, the question above is posed as, ‘How many of our troops does it take to get the job done?’
Economics · Impossibility · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Population · Realm · Scrutiny · Sociology · Use of force · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law · Military History and Strategy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
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The Intelligence War in Northern Ireland
A Historical Basis for Force Requirements in Counterinsurgency
Colonial Memory and Postcolonial Europe
The Dynamic of Irwin's Forgotten Army
Boots on the Ground
Getting it Wrong
Counterinsurgency Warfare
Training Indigenous Forces in Counterinsurgency
Anthropology Goes To War
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |