Subversion and Insurgency (Rand Couterinsurgency Study)
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Published: March 25, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780833041234
Subjects: Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Espionage; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism; Political Ideologies - General; Counterinsurgency; Insurgency; Subversive activities
Description: The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have generated intense interest in counterinsurgency within the U.S. armed forces, the intelligence community, the State Department, and the Department of Defense. However, subversion -- a critical part of the repertoire of many insurgent groups -- remains a neglected subject. This paper presents a set of case studies to explore the elements of subversion in-depth. It discusses preliminary ideas for combating subversive activities in the context of the ₃long war₄ against violent Islamist extremism and concludes with a discussion of how American support for countersubversion within authoritarian regimes can conflict with other important U.S. foreign policy objectives, such as the promotion of human rights.