Bibliography Category: Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency

Shemella, Paul. Fighting Back: What Governments Can Do About Terrorism. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2011. This book provides an overview of the complex problem of terrorism and offers a guide to shaping solutions to fit the unique structures and processes of governments. These issues and their solutions are demonstrated in six case studies.

Realuyo, Celina B. and Michael B. Kraft. U.S. Interagency Efforts to Combat International Terrorism Through Foreign Capacity Building Programs. Washington, DC: Project on National Security Reform, (n.d.). http://old.pnsr.org/web/page/707/sectionid/579/pagelevel/3/parentid/590/interior.asp (accessed 18 October 2011). This paper discusses ways to improve the counterterrorist capabilities of foreign governments. Two of the most prominent initiatives in this area include the […]

Rabasa, Angel, John Gordon IV, Peter Chalk, Audra K. Grant, K. Scott McMahon, Stephanie Pezard, Caroline Reilly, David Ucko, S. Rebecca Zimmerman. From Insurgency to Stability, Volume II: Insights from Selected Case Studies. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2011. http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1111.2.pdf (accessed 21 September 2011). This monograph is the second of two volumes that examine how […]

Rabasa, Angel, John Gordon IV, Peter Chalk, Christopher S. Chivvis, Audra K. Grant, K. Scott McMahon, Laurel E. Miller, Marco Overhaus, Stephanie Pezard. From Insurgency to Stability, Volume I: Key Capabilities and Practices. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2011. http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1111.1.pdf (accessed 21 September 2011). This monograph is the first of two volumes that examine how […]

Pruett, Jesse P. 2009. The Interagency Future Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Task Force Marne. Military Review Vol. 89, no. 5 (September/October): 54-63. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_20091031_art010.pdf (accessed 20 July 2011). This article examines the origins and definition of embedded provincial reconstruction teams. The author discusses the difficulties encountered as these teams formed and integrated into their brigade-level […]

Project on National Security Reform. Toward Integrating Complex National Missions: Lessons from the National Counterterrorism Center’s Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning. Washington, DC: Project on National Security Reform, 2010. http://old.pnsr.org/data/files/pnsr_nctc_dsop_report.pdf (accessed 18 October 2011). The report calls for strengthening the interagency processes that serve as the connective tissue among government agencies charged with countering the […]

Pirnie, Bruce R. and Edward O’Connell. Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006). Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2008. http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG595.3.pdf (accessed 15 August 2011). This document examines U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq from 2003 to 2006. The authors focus on difficulties encountered and how similar issues can be prevented and dealt with in the future.

Penha, Frank G. Combating Terrorism in the Regional Combatant Command – A Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) Approach. Master’s Thesis, Naval War College, Newport, RI, 2006. http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=475031 (accessed 27 September 2011). This paper addresses the need to adapt current strategies to meet the changing nature of terrorism, examines the proposed Joint Interagency Coordination Group (JIACG) […]

Operational Leadership Experiences in the Global War on Terrorism: An Interview with Mr. Gene Del Bianco. Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2006. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll13/id/386 (accessed 12 August 2011). This is an interview with Mr. Gene Del Bianco. Del Bianco served as the Department of State’s political-military advisor from 2002 to 2004. In the interview, Del […]

Operational Leadership Experiences in the Global War on Terrorism: An Interview with Major William Black. Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2006. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll13/id/623 (accessed 12 August 2011). This is an interview with Major William Black. Black served as a captain with Coalition Task Force 82 as a battle captain and a company commander, as well […]