A01=Mark Silinsky
Afghanistan
Author_Mark Silinsky
Bush Doctrine
Category=JP
Central Asia
Counterinsurgency
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Eurasia
Insurgency
International Relations
Islam
Islamism
Karazi
Nation Building
Pakistan
Post-Conflict Stability Operations
President George W. Bush
Security Studies: Terrorism
The
Product details
- ISBN 9780313398971
- Weight: 652g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 17 Apr 2014
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Understand the complexities of the most lethal insurgent group of America's longest war—the Taliban.
Battle hardened, tribally oriented, and deeply committed to its cause, the Taliban has proven itself resourceful, adaptable, and often successful. As such, the Taliban presents a counterinsurgency puzzle for which the United States has yet to identify effective military tactics, information operations, and Coalition developmental policies. Written by one of the Department of the Army's leading intelligence and military analysts on the Taliban, this book covers the group's complete history, including its formation, ideology, and political power, as well as the origins of its current conflict with the United States. The work carefully analyzes the agenda, capabilities, and support base of the Taliban; forecasts the group's likely course of action to retake Afghanistan; and details the Coalition forces' probable counterinsurgency responses. Author Mark Silinsky also reviews the successes and failures of the latest U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine to extrapolate the best strategies for future counterinsurgency campaigns.
Mark Silinsky, PhD, is a 32-year veteran of the defense intelligence community. He has served as a senior counterinsurgency advisor and counterintelligence analyst in the United States and in Afghanistan.
