The business model of insurgents in Afghanistan and the business model of gangs in the inner city in the united states is the same. It’s the same business model and I know counter insurgency can work if properly applied.
This month marks 10 years since the start of the American war in Iraq. In military operations alone, the war totaled over $800 billion and largely defined by America’s counterinsurgency efforts in the region. General David Petraeus, who led American military operations in Iraq, was the main proponent of the counterinsurgency tactics used in the […]
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that by sparing civilian lives in Afghanistan, U.S. and NATO forces will suffer fewer revenge attacks by insurgents.
Co-author of the study, Radha Iyengar explains.