Counterinsurgency American style
Considering David Petraeus and twenty-first century irregular war
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5724845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James A Russell (0000-0003-1041-3717, Naval Postgraduate School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-90 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/09592318.2014.893956 |
| OpenAlex | W2129978079 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article examines the complex legacy of David Petraeus who was a key figure in the emergence of the US military shift towards counterinsurgency doctrine in the years after 2006. Although Petraeus has been perceived by critics as a publicity seeker, he can be credited with laying the foundations for a more serious commitment to COIN involving in particular in integrating conventional and Special Forces in arenas like village stability operations. The article looks a Petraeus's role in both Iraq and Afghanistan: it concludes that, in the case of Afghanistan, it is too early to assess whether counterinsurgency has had a decisive impact of the outcome of the war against the Taliban
Criminology · Doctrine · Military doctrine · Political economy · Political science · Publicity · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · History · Law · Military History and Strategy · Military, Security, and Education Studies · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |