IN VIETNAM, AMERICANS PIONEERED NEW TYPE OF COUNTERINSURGENCY
Dec 21, 2021
2 minutes
—Warren Wilkins
s old as war itself, insurgencies—and corresponding counterinsurgencies—have emerged as the most common form of armed conflict in the modern age. Yet, many Western observers can scarcely explain what constitutes a counterinsurgency, much less how to conduct one. British scholars Daniel Whittingham and Stuart Mitchell examine that disconnect and the evolution of counterinsurgency doctrine and practice over the last two
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