Description
Book SynopsisWith the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq seemingly drawing down, and with new calls to focus on the threats of great power competition posed by states such as China and Russia on the rise, what will happen to U.S. capabilities for dealing with conflicts that occur in messy political-military environments? Irregular Soldiers and Rebellious States offers, for both expert and non-expert audiences, a useful typology and background for examining interventions where U.S. advisors and forces operating on a small-scale basis will either work with a foreign government to help defend it from threats of subversion or insurgency (known as Foreign Internal Defense) or to assist insurgents or guerrilla forces in countering a hostile regime (known as Unconventional Warfare). It uses nine examples to illustrate how the U.S.and the British in one caseused such capabilities in either limited or assertive ways to defend (El Salvador, Philippines, Sahel, and Dhofar) or counter (Angola, Nicaragua, northern
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Offensive-Limited Indirect Approach
Chapter 3: The Offensive-Assertive Indirect Approach
Chapter 4: The Defensive-Limited Indirect Approach
Chapter 5: The Defensive-Assertive Indirect Approach
Chapter 6: Lessons and the Path Forward
