Counterinsurgency

The keyword Counterinsurgency is tagged in the following 2 articles.

Comparing Counterinsurgency Tactics in Iraq and Vietnam

May 23, 2011 - 3751 words | History » Military History

Insurgency is not a new phenomenon for the United States, in fact by definition the American's built an insurgency during the Revolutionary War. But it was not until the Vietnam War that America faced an insurgency that it could not defeat. Because of the infamy of... Read Article »

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Military History Counterinsurgency Iraq Vietnam

Identity in Conflict: Race and Violent Crime in South Africa in the Context of Contemporary Insurgencies

March 4, 2011 - 8042 words | Political Science » South Africa

Violence undermines an inclusive national identity that considers those of other races, classes and creeds as compatriots, for as Mirowsky and Ross (1983: 238) note, “When other people in one’s life have become a hostile army, social alienation is at its... Read Article »

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South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Counterinsurgency Identity Crime Race Relations