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Meanings of counterinsurgency in English

Actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency.

Usage of counterinsurgency in English
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It was possible a counterinsurgency could be the wrong track for Afghanistan.
Obama's wars
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The Special Operations training covers counterinsurgency tactics, including intelligence gathering and development.
Reuters
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Full counterinsurgency was not possible, yet it had become a Republican mantra.
Obama's wars
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A weak and compromised local partner is to be expected in counterinsurgency.
Reuters
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One of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare.
Radio NZ
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Take, for instance, checkpoint operations -a regular feature of any counterinsurgency.
Wired
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But Boucher said the regular army recently voiced interest in embracing counterinsurgency methods.
Reuters
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In his view, counterinsurgency could not work if the borders were not controlled.
Obama's wars
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Not everyone, of course, is a true believer when it comes to counterinsurgency.
Wired
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There is no amount of counterinsurgency that is going to solve this problem.
Wired
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Students of counterinsurgency should pay more attention to Russia's approach to pacifying Chechnya.
Wired
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For instance: his paper was prepared in collaboration with counterinsurgency guru Dave Kilcullen.
Wired
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Some thought the general was trans-fixed by his protect-the-people counterinsurgency success in Iraq.
Obama's wars
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This was why counterinsurgency-blanketingthe population in safety and winning them over-was necessary.
Obama's wars
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And accordingly, Afghanistan, his counterinsurgency war, was becoming the secondary war.
Obama's wars
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It's supposedly part of an effort to train local forces in population-centric counterinsurgency.
Wired
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