Bibliography Category: Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency

Operational Leadership Experiences in the Global War on Terrorism: An Interview with Colonel Mark Neate. Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2008. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll13/id/982 (accessed 12 August 2011). This is an interview with Colonel Mark Neate, British Army. Neate was the joint operations officer for United Kingdom (UK) forces at the British Permanent Joint Task Force […]

Operational Leadership Experiences in the Global War on Terrorism: An Interview with Colonel Kevin Benson. Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2006. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll13/id/270 (accessed 12 August 2011). This is an interview with Colonel Kevin Benson. Benson discusses his experiences in Iraq while serving as the assistant chief of staff C/J5 Plans for the opening phase […]

Operational Leadership Experiences in the Global War on Terrorism: An Interview with Colonel Bruce Grant. Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2006. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll13/id/302 (accessed 12 August 2011). This is an interview with Colonel Bruce Grant. Grant was the deputy commander of a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in Iraq from December 2005 through September 2006. In […]

Olson, Eric T. Some of the Best Weapons for Counterinsurgents Do Not Shoot. LeTort Paper, Strategic Studies Institute, United States Army War College. Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2010. http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB1027.pdf (accessed 15 August 2011). This paper examines reconstruction operations as a tool for counterinsurgency. The paper includes historical context, doctrine, and analysis of reconstruction operations. […]

Nuzum, Henry. Shades of CORDS in the Kush: The False Hope of ‘Unity of Effort’ in American Counterinsergency. LeTort Paper, Strategic Studies Institute, United States Army War College. Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2010. http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB981.pdf (accessed 7 November 2011). This monograph examines the absence of a unified authority to guide American PRTs in Afghanistan, and […]

National Counterterrorism Center. NCTC Strategic Intent 2009-2013. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, n.d. http://www.nctc.gov/docs/nctc_strategic_intent.pdf (accessed 15 March 2012). This document reviews the mission, vision, strategy, goals, and objectives of the National Counterterrorism Center.

Mungie, Timothy. Indigenous Police Forces in Counterinsurgency. Monograph, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2010. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll3/id/2608 (accessed 15 August 2011). This monograph proposes that, if the Army faces an era of persistent conflict and chooses to assist indigenous forces, then paramilitary organization and U.S. military leadership make for effective indigenous police in counterinsurgency […]

Moroney, Jennifer D.P., Aidan Kirby Winn, Jeffrey Engstrom, Joe Hogler, Thomas Durrell-Young, and Michelle Spencer. Assessing the Effectiveness of the International Counterproliferation Program. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2011. http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR981.pdf (accessed 6 October 2011). This study examines the impact of security cooperation efforts involving the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). This report demonstrates […]

Miani, Lino. 2010. Unlocking Interagency Secrets: A New Rosetta Stone?. InterAgency Journal Vol. 1, no. 1 (Fall): 10-18. http://thesimonscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IAJ-1-1-pg10-18.pdf (accessed 21 July 2011). This article discusses globalized threats and the need for coordinated interagency response. The author asserts that interagency cooperation is necessary to prevent and respond to future threats.

Melin, Nicholas O. Challenge of Access: Using Road Construction as a Tool in Counterinsurgency. Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2011. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/2761/rec/1 (accessed 11 August 2011). This thesis seeks to illustrate both the benefits and limitations associated with using road building in COIN campaigns in South Asia, as well as highlight […]