Gorkowski, Justin

Gorkowski, Justin. A Penny for Your Thoughts, a Nickel for Your Heart: Buying Popular Support for Counterinsurgency. in Karen Gutteri’s Complex Operations Case Studies Series Vol. 6. Washington, DC: Center for Complex Operations, National Defense University, 2010. http://www.nps.edu/Academics/AcademicGroups/GPPAG/Docs/PDF/Research%20and%20Publications/6_TN_Penny_for_Thoughts.pdf (accessed 19 December 2011).

This case study discusses a particular strategy of combating insurgencies, used in Iraq and Afghanistan, whereby the force conducting COIN operations seeks to win the support of the populace in which the insurgency moves by humanitarian and reconstruction projects, building public works or even financial incentives. Particular attention is given to the example of CERP, or Commander’s Emergency Response Program.

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