215 | John Nagl: Russia's Insurgency Problem
The Realignment
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How Do You Prepare for Counter Insurgency?
Hvy: It seems as if rarely, if ever, are militaries or aggressors prepared for insurgencies. You're looking at a counter insurgencies in malay and viat nam. Why the british are successful and why the us. Is unsuccessful? Hvy: The problem is that armies have organizational cultures. There are things that they believe in. And what armies think war ought to look like. So can you help an army learn how to do the very, very different set of tasks required to defeat an insurgency before your people lose confidence in the effort?"
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