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03946aam a2200469 i 4500 001 F71297FCD4E311E3810EC6B1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140506010127 008 140225s2014 caua b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2014005201 020 $a 0833084046 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780833084040 (pbk. : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)871186949 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d CGU $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-pk--- $a a-ph--- $a a-pk--- 050 00 $a U241 $b .W38 2014 082 00 $a 355.02/180973 $2 23 100 1 $a Watts, Stephen $q (Stephen Baldwin) 245 10 $a Countering others' insurgencies : $b understanding U.S. small-footprint interventions in local context / $c Stephen Watts, Jason H. Campbell, Patrick B. Johnston, Sameer Lalwani, Sarah H. Bana. 264 1 $a Santa Monica, CA : $b RAND, $c 2014. 300 $a xxiv, 226 p. : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a RAND Corporation research report series ; $v RR513 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-226). 500 $a "RR-513-SRF"--Page 4 of cover. 536 $a "The research described in this report was sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation ..." 505 2 $a Summary. -- Introduction. -- Counterinsurgency in comparative perspective. -- Quantitative analysis of counterinsurgency. -- Counterinsurgency in the Philippines. -- Counterinsurgency in Pakistan. -- Managing troubled partnerships. -- Coding notes. -- Bibliography. 520 $a This study examines the counterinsurgency strategies and practices adopted by threatened regimes and the conditions under which U.S. "small-footprint" partnerships are likely to help these governments succeed. The report's findings are derived from a mixed-method research design incorporating both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Simple statistical analyses are applied to a dataset of counterinsurgencies that have terminated since the end of the Cold War (72 in all), and more in-depth analyses are provided of two recent cases of U.S. partnerships with counterinsurgent regimes, in the Philippines and Pakistan. The quantitative analysis finds that the cases of small-footprint U.S. operations that are commonly touted as "success stories" all occurred in countries approximating a best-case scenario. Such a verdict is not meant to deny the importance of U.S. assistance; rather, it is meant to highlight that similar U.S. policies with less promising partner nations should not be expected to produce anywhere near the same levels of success. The majority of insurgencies have taken place in worst-case conditions, and in these environments, counterinsurgent regimes are typically unsuccessful in their efforts to end rebellion, and they often employ violence indiscriminately. The case studies of the Philippines and Pakistan largely reinforce the findings of the quantitative analysis. They also highlight the challenges the United States faces in attempting to influence partner regimes to fight counterinsurgencies in the manner that the United States would prefer. The study concludes with policy recommendations for managing troubled 650 0 $a Counterinsurgency $x Government policy $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Military relations. 650 0 $a Counterinsurgency $z Philippines. 651 0 $a United States $x Military relations $z Philippines. 651 0 $a Philippines $x Military relations $z United States. 650 0 $a Counterinsurgency $z Pakistan. 651 0 $a United States $x Military relations $z Pakistan. 651 0 $a Pakistan $x Military relations $z United States. 710 2 $a Rand Corporation. $b National Security Research Division, $e issuing body. 830 0 $a Research report (Rand Corporation) ; $v RR513. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180118052842.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826092210.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F71297FCD4E311E3810EC6B1DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search