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Counterinsurgency
![How Economic Growth Can Help Defeat Terrorism in Afghanistan How Economic Growth Can Help Defeat Terrorism in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-credit-to-mofa-visit-to-newly-opened-prefabricated-construction-factory.jpg)
How Economic Growth Can Help Defeat Terrorism in Afghanistan
By M. Ashraf Haidari
The campaign for Afghanistan's economy must stand on equal footing with the counterterrorism campaign.
![Afghanistan: A Civil War State of Mind Afghanistan: A Civil War State of Mind](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rtx283ui.jpg)
Afghanistan: A Civil War State of Mind
By Kevin Laiveling
By hunkering down, the U.S. and Afghan governments hope to eventually bring the Taliban to the table.
![A Trial Balloon Over Mindanao: The Philippines Weighs US UCAVs in Counterinsurgency A Trial Balloon Over Mindanao: The Philippines Weighs US UCAVs in Counterinsurgency](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-23_15-39-39.jpg)
A Trial Balloon Over Mindanao: The Philippines Weighs US UCAVs in Counterinsurgency
By Blanchard E. Neuman
Would U.S. unmanned combat aerial vehicles change the game in Mindanao counterinsurgency?
![Can the Counterinsurgency Doctrine Be Saved? Can the Counterinsurgency Doctrine Be Saved?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-02_19-29-47.jpg)
Can the Counterinsurgency Doctrine Be Saved?
By Karsten Friis
After failures in Afghanistan and Iraq, it's time for a new understanding of counterinsurgency.
![We No Longer Know What is Happening With the War in Afghanistan We No Longer Know What is Happening With the War in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-29_17-18-51.jpg)
We No Longer Know What is Happening With the War in Afghanistan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report by a US government watchdog attacks the over-classification regime of the Pentagon in Afghanistan.
![Outgoing US Defense Secretary Hagel Warns of Limits of Military Power Outgoing US Defense Secretary Hagel Warns of Limits of Military Power](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-26_13-04-59.jpg)
Outgoing US Defense Secretary Hagel Warns of Limits of Military Power
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Hagel's departing shots should be seen as an incentive for self-reflection in the White House.
![Washington's Worst and Least-Bad Options in Iraq Washington's Worst and Least-Bad Options in Iraq](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-17_18-48-47.jpg)
Washington's Worst and Least-Bad Options in Iraq
By Ankit Panda
ISIS is making progress in Iraq, and the United States has no good options for stopping it.
![The Insurgents’ Head Game The Insurgents’ Head Game](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/5945_5243aa739b0ac.jpg)
The Insurgents’ Head Game
Weak actors prevail in conflict by convincing the strong of what they can’t do-namely, win.
![Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: A Contest for Political Legitimacy Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: A Contest for Political Legitimacy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/6692_5243b00fef90a.jpg)
Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: A Contest for Political Legitimacy
“After promising the world to win the sympathies of the people, the victor must deliver.”
![Counterinsurgency, Politics and War Counterinsurgency, Politics and War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/6762_5243b0c173b15.jpg)
Counterinsurgency, Politics and War
“…the burden on the government is heavy, whereas the insurgent often gets off scot-free.”
![Japan's COIN Experience Japan's COIN Experience](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/3454_524391a334677.jpg)
Japan's COIN Experience
Japan’s World War II experience with counterinsurgency or COIN is a horrific tale that offers painful historical lessons.
![Why Drone Strikes Cede 'Hearts and Minds' to Taliban Why Drone Strikes Cede 'Hearts and Minds' to Taliban](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sizes/thumbnail/ISAF.jpg)
Why Drone Strikes Cede 'Hearts and Minds' to Taliban
An incident in Kunar illustrates how NATO’s confused approach to counterinsurgency in Afghanistan is failing to meet its objectives.
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