Dr. Sebastian L. v. Gorka: The Age of Irregular Warfare: - So What? Hybrid Warfare Panel National Defense University 21 Sept 2011 Dr. Sebastian L. v. Gorka: The Age of Irregular Warfare: - So What?
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The Classic COIN Data-Set of Case-Studies Most Analyzed : Malaya Burma Algeria Nicaragua Vietnam N. Ireland The Philippines Less Popular : Angola Oman Afghanistan (Soviet) El Salvador Greece Colombia Mozambique China Zimbabwe India (Naxalite) East Timor Jammu and Kashmir Congo Sri Lanka TOTAL: 21 From: S. Gorka and D. Kilcullen: An Actor-Centric Theory of War – JFQ 60, 20011
Clausewitz and Irregular Warfare
From: S. Gorka and D. Kilcullen: An Actor-Centric Theory of War – JFQ 60, 20011
SO WHAT? America’s understanding of COIN is partial and very 20th century Afghanistan is not COIN - it is past even COIN 2.0 - since it involves “nation formation” and is not (post-)colonial Classic COIN doctrine is very limited in helping us in today’s theater We must broaden our data-set of COIN studies We must recognize that Irregular Warfare is Regular and that Clausewitzian principles are limited in application 6
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