Counterinsurgency, Security Forces, and the Identification Problem: Distinguishing Friend From Foe

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Daniel L. Magruder, Jr

Counterinsurgency, Security Forces, and the Identification Problem

Distinguishing Friend From Foe

Daniel L. Magruder, Jr

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Routledge
12 December 2019

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Armed conflict; Warfare & defence

Series: Studies in Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and National Security

"This book presents a theory and empirical evidence for how security forces can identify militant suspects during counterinsurgency operations.

A major oversight on the part of academics and practitioners has been to ignore the critical antecedent issue common to persuasion and coercion counterinsurgency (COIN) approaches: distinguishing friend from foe. This book proposes that the behaviour of security forces influences the likelihood of militant identification during a COIN campaign, and argues that security forces must respect civilian safety in order to create a credible commitment to facilitate collaboration with a population. This distinction is important as conventional wisdom has wrongly assumed that the presence of security forces confers control over terrain or influence over a population. Collaboration between civilian and government actors is the key observable indicator of support in COIN. Paradoxically, this theory accounts for why and how increased risk to government forces in the short term actually improves civilian security in the long run. Counterinsurgency, Security Forces, and the Identification Problem draws on three case studies: the Huk Rebellion in the Philippines post-World War II; Marines Corps’ experiences in Vietnam through the Combined Action Program; and Special Operations activities in Iraq after 2003. For military practitioners, the work illustrates the critical precursor to establishing ""security"" during counterinsurgency operations. The book also examines the role and limits of modern technology in solving the identification problem.

This book will be of interest to students of counterinsurgency, military history, strategic studies, US foreign policy, and security studies in general."

By: Daniel L. Magruder Jr
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367887346
ISBN 10: 0367887347
Series: Studies in Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and National Security
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 12 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1. Revisiting Counterinsurgency: The Identification Problem 2. Explaining Insurgent Identification 3. Philippines Armed Forces, Huk Rebellion 4. Marine Corps Combined Action Program, Vietnam 5. American Special Operations Forces, Iraq 6. Conclusion

Daniel L. Magruder, Jr holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago, USA, and is currently Commander, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Dupont, Wasington, USA.