Victory Among People: Lessons from Countering Insurgency and Stabilising Fragile States
A substantial volume provides a new set of perspectives on contemporary insurgencies and the challenges of stabilisation
Edited by David Richards and Greg Mills
Including a foreword by Stanley McChrystal
496pp, 2011, Paperback, £15.00 (+P&P)
Co-published with the Brenthurst Foundation
Insurgency and instability continue to trouble a host of states worldwide. In Afghanistan, the effort to restore stable government is nearly a decade old; in Somalia, it is entering its third decade. So what must the international community do better to address conflict?
A unique new volume addresses the question that has plagued United Nations peace-builders and national militaries alike: how are threats to peace defeated in the midst or aftermath of war? Victory Among People provides lessons drawn from its comprehensive set of thematic and country case studies – from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe – on counter-insurgency and stabilisation operations.
Published in association with the Brenthurst Foundation, Victory Among People features forewords by the former Commander of ISAF General Stanley McChrystal, President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Ghana John A Kufuor and Danish Minister for Development Co-operation Søren Pind, as well as an introduction by the co-editors, Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards and Dr Greg Mills, Director of the Brenthurst Foundation.
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Praise for Victory Among People
‘No recent study of counter-insurgency can claim the same breadth and diversity of cases and perspectives as this volume. Victory Among People shall remain a vital reference for practitioners well into the future.’
General Stanley McChrystal
‘Victory Among People is a major and exceptional contribution to the literature on countering insurgencies and stabilising states in jeopardy.’
President Juan Manuel Santos
‘Victory Among People rightly identifies the population as the vital prize. Without winning them over to your cause, you stand no chance of success... This is only one of many invaluable insights found in this book, making it a must-read for anyone interested in global peace and security.’
President John A Kufuor
Contents
Forewords
Stanley McChrystal
Juan Manuel Santos
John A Kufuor
Søren Pind
Introduction: Contemporary Insurgency
Greg Mills and David Richards
A Soldier’s Perspective on Countering Insurgency
David Richards
Countering Insurgencies by Preventing Insurgencies
Paula G Thornhill
From Insurgency to Stability to Development: In Afghanistan as Africa
Anthony Arnott and Greg Mills
Special Operations and Instability: A Military Investment Strategy
Michael A Lewis
Intelligence in Low-Intensity Conflicts: Lessons from Afghanistan
Adam Cobb
The Role of Media Operations
Christopher Vernon
Failure to Communicate: ‘Producing’ the War in Afghanistan
David Betz
Ethiopia and Eritrea: The Failure of Counter-Insurgency
Christopher Clapham
Peace-Building in Practice: A Personal Perspective on Liberia and the DRC
Alan Doss
The Military Role in Political Victory: South Africa, Namibia and Apartheid
Greg Mills and David Williams
Who Dares, Loses? The Relevance of Rhodesia-Zimbabwe
Greg Mills and Grahame Wilson
Rwanda: Putting the Insurgency Boot on the Other Foot
Greg Mills
Sierra Leone: ‘Pregnant with Lessons’
David Richards
Somalia: Insurgency and Legitimacy in the Context of State Collapse
J Peter Pham
The Campaign against the LRA: Old Wine in New Bottles
Sandrine Perrot
Countering the Terrorist Insurgency in Bangladesh
A N M Muniruzzaman
Countering Instability in Kashmir
Ved Prakash Malik
The Southern Thailand Insurgency
Alastair Leithead
The Lessons from Northern Ireland: Comparisons with Iraq and Afghanistan
Chris Brown
Coke Isn’t It: Changing a Culture and Image of Violence in Colombia
Greg Mills
El Salvador: When the Insurgents (Finally) Take Over
Greg Mills