Abandoning Counterinsurgency: Toward a More Efficient Antiterrorism Strategy

Authors

Steven Metz, Army War College

Author Biography

Dr. Steven Metz, the director of research at the US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, has served on the RAND Insurgency Board, participated in Joint and Army counterinsurgency doctrine development, and advised the intelligence community on counterinsurgency.

DOI

http://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.10.4.1648

Subject Area Keywords

Complex operations, Counterinsurgency, Counterterrorism, International security, Irregular warfare, Terrorism / counterterrorism, Violent extremism

Abstract

This article introduces the value of great power, such as that applied in Israel’s effective national defense strategy, to resolve the conundrum of eliminating global terrorism.

Disclaimer

This article was originally published in Parameters, Vol. 47, No.3, a quarterly publication of the U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute (SSI). It is re-published in the Journal of Strategic Security with permission.

Recommended Citation

Metz, Steven. "Abandoning Counterinsurgency: Toward a More Efficient Antiterrorism Strategy." Journal of Strategic Security 10, no. 4 (2017) : 64-77.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.10.4.1648
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol10/iss4/4